Karsten
Karsten was the 4194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1249th; the most babies were born in 2010 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,150 places. More babies were named Karsten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,194 boys, down 327 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2010135 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,424babies recorded
Karsten popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 172 since 1972, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,194 | 25 |
| 2020 | #3,867 | 27 |
| 2010 | #1,287 | 135 |
| 2000 | #1,319 | 98 |
| 1990 | #2,236 | 32 |
| 1980 | #2,487 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,385 | 37 |
| 1960 | #2,264 | 14 |
| 1950 | #3,508 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karsten, counting every spelling?
Karsten is a spelling of Carsten, a name family that had 49 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 49 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carsten | 24 | #4,272 | 159 |
| Karsten | 25 | #4,194 | 146 |
| Karston | — | — | 62 |
| Carston | — | — | 46 |
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 Karsten?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karsten (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Karsten 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 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karsten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karsten?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Karsten are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 14 and 31. That makes Karsten mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karsten: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karsten, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karsten
How popular is the name Karsten?
Karsten was the 4194th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 1249th; the most babies were born in 2010 (135). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,150 places. More babies were named Karsten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Karsten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Karsten in the US.