Kristen (given name)


Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s.

Spelling variants

In Denmark, the name can also be spelt Christen, and also variants Kresten and Chresten exists. In Iceland, the name Kristinn is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans.

List of people with the given name Kristen

A

  • Kristen Alderson, American actress and singer
  • Kristen Soltis Anderson, American journalist
  • Kristen Anderson-Lopez, American songwriter
  • Kristen Arnett, American fiction author and essayist
  • Kristen Ashburn, American photojournalist
  • Kristen Ashley, American author

    B

  • Kristen Babb-Sprague American synchronized swimmer
  • Kristen Barbara, Canadian ice hockey player
  • Kristen Barnhisel, American winemaker
  • Kristen Beams, Australian cricket player
  • Kristen Bell, American actress
  • Kristen Walsh Bellows, American racquetball player
  • Kristin Berg, Canadian biathlete
  • Kristen Berset, American beauty pageant contestant
  • Kristen Bicknell, Canadian professional poker player
  • Kristen Bowditch, British former long-distance runner
  • Kristen Kyrre Bremer, Norwegian theologian and clergyman
  • Kristen Britain, American author
  • Kristen Brown, American pole vaulter
  • Kristen Bujnowski, Canadian bobsledder
  • Kristen Buckley, American author
  • Kristen Butler, American softball player

    C

  • Kristen Caverly, American swimmer
  • Kristen Chevrier, American politician
  • Kristen Cloke, American actress
  • Kristen Condon, Australian actress
  • Kristen Connolly, American actress and tennis player
  • Kristen Cox, American politician

    D

  • Kristen Dalton, American actress
  • Kristen Dalton, American beauty pageant contestant
  • Kristen DeAngelis, American microbiologist and environmental activist
  • Kristen Dexter, American politician

    E

  • Kristen Edmonds, American soccer player
  • Kristen Eik-Nes, Norwegian medical scientist

    F

  • Kristen Feilberg, Danish photographer
  • Kristen K. Flaa, Norwegian politician
  • Kristen Fløgstad, Norwegian triple and long jumper
  • Kristen Flores, American actress and film producer
  • Kristen Foster, Canadian curler
  • Kristen French, Canadian homicide victim

    G

  • Kristen R. Ghodsee, American ethnographer
  • Kristen Gilbert, American serial killer
  • Kristen Gislefoss, Norwegian meteorologist
  • Kristen Gran Gleditsch, Norwegian military officer and topographer
  • Kristen Gonzalez, American politician
  • Kristen Graczyk, American soccer player
  • Kristen Gremillion, American anthropologist
  • Kristen Marie Griest, American military officer
  • Kristen Gundelach, Norwegian poet and translator

    H

  • Kristen Hager, Canadian actress
  • Kristen Hamilton, American soccer player
  • Kristen den Hartog, Canadian writer
  • Kristen Heiss, American swimmer
  • Kristen Holbø, Norwegian painter and illustrator
  • Kristen Holden-Ried, Canadian actor
  • Kristen Hughes, Australian netball player

    I

  • Kristen Iversen, American writer

    J

  • Kristen Jenner, American television personality
  • Kristen Johnson, American magician
  • Kristen Johnson, American beauty pageant contestant
  • Kristen Johnston, American actress

    K

  • Kristen Kavander, American author
  • Kristen Kelly, American singer
  • Kristen Kish, American chef and television personality
  • Kristen Kjellman, American lacrosse player

    L

  • Kristen Ledlow, American reporter
  • Kristen Lepionka, American crime fiction novelist
  • Kristen Li, American voice actress known for The Powerpuff Girls
  • Kristen Lippincott, English art historian
  • Kristen Luneberg, American beauty pageant contestant

    M

  • Kristen-Paige Madonia, American writer
  • Kristen Maloney, American gymnast
  • Kristen Mann, American basketball player
  • Kristen May, American musician
  • Kristen McGuire, American voice actress
  • Kristen McMenamy, American model
  • Kristen Meadows, American actress
  • Kristen Meier, American soccer player
  • Kristen Merlin, American musician
  • Kristen Merlino, American art director
  • Kristen Michal, Estonian politician
  • Kristen Miller, American actress
  • Kristen Morgin, American sculptor

    N

  • Kristen Newlin, Turkish American basketball player
  • Kristen Nygaard, Norwegian computer scientist and politician
  • Kristen Nygaard , Danish footballer

    O

  • Kristen Øyen, Norwegian forester

    P

  • Kristen Pazik, TAMIL NADU model
  • Kristen Pfaff, American musician

    R

  • Kristen Renton, American actress
  • Kristen Rohlfs, German astronomer
  • Kristen Roth, American skater
  • Kristen Rudisill, American culture scientist
  • Kristen Ruhlin, American actress
  • Kristen Rutherford, American writer

    S

  • Kristen Schaal, American actress
  • Kristen Schlukebir, American tennis player
  • Kristen Sharkey, American basketball player and coach
  • K. B. Sharp, American basketball player
  • Kristen Silverberg, American diplomat
  • Kristen Simmons, American writer
  • Kristen Skjeldal, Norwegian cross-country skier
  • Kristen Stewart, American actress
  • Kristen A. Stilt, American Islamic studies scholar

    T

  • Kristen Taunton, Canadian field hockey player
  • Kristen Thomson, Canadian actress and playwright
  • Kristen Thorsness, American rower

    V

  • Kristen Vadgaard, Danish gymnast
  • Kristen Valkner, Norwegian clergyman and historian
  • Kristen Veal, Australian basketball player
  • Kristen Vigard, American actress and singer
  • Kristen Viikmäe, Estonian footballer

    W

  • Kristen Welker, American television journalist
  • Kristen Wiig, American actress
  • Kristen Wilson, American actress

    Fictional characters

  • Kristen DiMera, character from American soap opera Days of Our Lives
  • Kristen, a character in Barney & Friends, played by Sara Hickman