Kristin
Kristin is a female given name: 99% of people named Kristin are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
Kristin · Kristín
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Iceland, Norway
- Also spelled
- Kristín
- US births since 1880
- 1,630 male / 178,972 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Kristin
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kristin," in English, "Guten Tag Kristin," in German. Kristin is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kristin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Kristin,
German
Guten Tag Kristin,
French
Bonjour Kristin,
Spanish
Estimado/a Kristin:
Chinese
Kristin您好：
Japanese
Kristin様
English
Hi Kristin,
German
Hi Kristin,
French
Salut Kristin,
Spanish
Hola Kristin,
Chinese
Kristin你好：
Japanese
Kristinさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 1% |
| Iceland | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Estonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,630 male · 178,972 female · 180,602 births recorded
Since 1980: 1% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Kristin a male or female name?
Kristin is a female given name: 99% of people named Kristin are women, and it is recorded as female in 11 of the 11 countries covered.
How do I address Kristin in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Kristin," in English, "Guten Tag Kristin," in German. Kristin is a female given name: about 99% of people named Kristin are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Kristin a unisex name?
Kristin is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Kristin are men. Kristin leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Kristin a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kristin (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_kristin,
title = {Is Kristin a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/kristin},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}