Karsten

Given to 3,424 US babies since 1950

▼ Falling −47% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#14,942

recorded as girls

—

#4,139

recorded as boys

243 since 2024

Babies in 2025

girls 5 · boys 25

Peak year

2010

135 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

3,424

since 1950

Born a Karsten? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Karsten was most popular in 2010, when 135 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.07 per 1,000). In 2025, 25 babies were named Karsten, ranking #4139 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 47%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	5	14,942	25	4,139
2024	<5	—	28	3,896
2023	<5	—	27	4,002
2022	<5	—	24	4,303
2021	<5	—	42	2,918
2020	<5	—	27	3,811
2019	5	15,539	73	2,001
2018	5	15,682	61	2,230
2017	<5	—	62	2,170
2016	<5	—	77	1,903
2015	<5	—	70	2,036
2014	<5	—	87	1,730
2013	7	13,150	100	1,563
2012	5	16,869	109	1,478
2011	7	13,347	113	1,448
2010	5	16,992	135	1,284
2009	8	12,429	104	1,562
2008	9	11,599	108	1,504
2007	5	17,636	125	1,341
2006	8	12,420	131	1,273
2005	6	14,502	115	1,315
2004	12	8,716	115	1,292
2003	12	8,505	97	1,381
2002	7	12,187	84	1,498
2001	<5	—	107	1,242
2000	5	15,031	98	1,314
1999	9	9,479	67	1,604
1998	<5	—	63	1,642
1997	13	6,844	51	1,836
1996	8	9,581	51	1,785
1995	10	8,079	69	1,430
1994	6	11,778	46	1,851
1993	<5	—	33	2,295
1992	5	13,317	42	1,914
1991	<5	—	44	1,798
1990	<5	—	32	2,214
1989	5	12,362	24	2,615
1988	<5	—	34	1,909
1987	<5	—	19	2,725
1986	<5	—	29	2,007
1985	<5	—	16	2,942
1984	<5	—	13	3,270
1983	<5	—	14	3,071
1982	<5	—	18	2,596
1981	<5	—	24	2,138
1980	<5	—	20	2,444
1979	<5	—	23	2,157
1978	<5	—	34	1,616
1977	<5	—	26	1,904
1976	<5	—	34	1,572
1975	<5	—	25	1,884
1974	<5	—	25	1,832
1973	<5	—	26	1,736
1972	5	8,292	24	1,819
1971	<5	—	29	1,637
1970	<5	—	37	1,374
1969	<5	—	24	1,680
1968	<5	—	11	2,576
1967	<5	—	13	2,242
1966	<5	—	12	2,327
1965	<5	—	11	2,476
1964	<5	—	8	3,050
1963	<5	—	<5	—
1962	<5	—	5	4,033
1961	<5	—	<5	—
1960	<5	—	14	2,210
1959	<5	—	<5	—
1958	<5	—	7	3,275
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	<5	—	<5	—
1955	<5	—	<5	—
1954	<5	—	5	3,827
1953	<5	—	<5	—
1952	<5	—	<5	—
1951	<5	—	<5	—
1950	<5	—	6	3,329