I prefer
Kristen to any of these names, though I do think that
Kirstin is gorgeous.
KirstyI pronounce
Kirstin as "KUR-stin".
Kirstin is my favorite spelling of this name, however, I also like
Kirsten.
I prefer
Kristie to
Kristy, as
Kristy reminds me of the word "crusty".
I prefer the spelling
Kristen to
Kristin.
Out of these options, I prefer
Kirsty /
Kirstie to
Kristy /
Kristie, though I really enjoy
Kirsty.
I have met three women named
Kristen; I went to middle and high school with one (who is my age, and I've also attended a college class with her), I worked with one born in 1989, and I had a teacher whose first name was
Kristen (born in 1979). I know of a girl named
Kirstin (who is a year younger than me) and a lady named
Kirsty. All of these women were from South
Carolina, except for one
Kristen (originally) from Tennessee, the teacher (originally) from Vermont, and
Kirsty (originally) from Scotland.
I think these names are fairly nice.
They don't seem very dated to me at all, due to my personal experiences. Well, maybe from the 1970s to the 2000s, according to the age-range of women that I know.