Carsyn
Carsyn was the 1380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1100th with 225 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Carsyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Karsyn) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #1,380 girls, down 58 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 159girls
- Girls and boys
- 73% girls, 27% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021225 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,386babies recorded
What does the name Carsyn mean?
Carsyn is a spelling of Karsyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Karsyn's meaning and origin.
Karsyn is a modern fanciful spelling of Carson, according to Wiktionary. Carson is a Scottish surname whose origin is unclear: Wiktionary calls it possibly a form of Curzon and mentions an unconfirmed Gaelic source. The k and y spelling matches other recent American names. US records show Karsyn for girls from 1990 and for boys from 2000, so we treat the meaning as undocumented.
How sure is this? Not documented. Carson's origin is uncertain in our sources; Karsyn is a modern respelling.
Related names: Carson, Karson, Carsyn.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Karsyn' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Carson' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Carsyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,380 | #2,290 | 159 | 61 |
| 2020 | #1,322 | #1,568 | 167 | 104 |
| 2010 | #1,408 | #1,426 | 163 | 116 |
| 2000 | #1,830 | #6,384 | 94 | 10 |
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How popular is Carsyn, counting every spelling?
Carsyn is a spelling of Karsyn, a name family that ranked #524 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,380 for Carsyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 579 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karsyn | 390 | #719 | 2,174 |
| Carsyn | 159 | #1,380 | 962 |
| Karsynn | 25 | #5,159 | 85 |
| Carsynn | 5 | #15,378 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carsyn?
159 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carsyn (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Carsyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 53 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carsyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carsyn?
About 4,400 people born in the US named Carsyn are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 18. That makes Carsyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carsyn by state
How common Carsyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (2.4×), Indiana (2.3×), North Carolina (1.9×), Georgia (1.7×), Missouri (1.5×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carsyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carsyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carsyn
How popular is the name Carsyn?
Carsyn was the 1380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 159 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1100th with 225 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Carsyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Carsyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 73% girls, 27% boys given the name Carsyn in the US.
Where is Carsyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carsyn was most common in Kansas (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Indiana.