Is Karsten a boy or girl name?
Karsten is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 28 boys were named Karsten, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.9% of the 3,392 US babies named Karsten were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,921
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karsten since 1950
- 3,392
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 140 babies
Boys and girls named Karsten, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 97 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 283 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 211 | 5 | 2.3% |
| 1990s | 498 | 51 | 9.3% |
| 2000s | 1,084 | 72 | 6.2% |
| 2010s | 886 | 34 | 3.7% |
| 2020s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28 | #3,921 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 27 | #4,060 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,367 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,944 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,865 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 73 | #2,010 | 5 | #16,738 |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,247 | 5 | #16,850 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,178 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 76 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 70 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 87 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 100 | #1,565 | 7 | #13,885 |
| 2012 | 109 | #1,484 | 5 | #18,182 |
| 2011 | 113 | #1,454 | 7 | #14,050 |
| 2010 | 135 | #1,287 | 5 | #18,391 |
| 2009 | 104 | #1,569 | 8 | #13,040 |
| 2008 | 108 | #1,509 | 9 | #12,098 |
| 2007 | 125 | #1,344 | 5 | #19,013 |
| 2006 | 131 | #1,281 | 8 | #12,966 |
| 2005 | 115 | #1,319 | 6 | #15,433 |
| 2004 | 115 | #1,302 | 12 | #8,970 |
| 2003 | 97 | #1,386 | 12 | #8,776 |
| 2002 | 84 | #1,502 | 7 | #12,879 |
| 2001 | 107 | #1,249 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 98 | #1,319 | 5 | #16,252 |
| 1999 | 67 | #1,619 | 9 | #9,887 |
| 1998 | 63 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,847 | 13 | #7,063 |
| 1996 | 51 | #1,801 | 8 | #10,021 |
| 1995 | 69 | #1,442 | 10 | #8,392 |
| 1994 | 46 | #1,857 | 6 | #12,544 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,319 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 42 | #1,944 | 5 | #14,314 |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 32 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 24 | #2,653 | 5 | #13,346 |
| 1988 | 34 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,780 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 29 | #2,030 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,367 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,487 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 23 | #2,198 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 34 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 26 | #1,927 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 34 | #1,588 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,862 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,754 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 24 | #1,851 | 5 | #8,846 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,385 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 24 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,666 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,396 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,549 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,159 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,354 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,373 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,421 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,100 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,508 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karsten reached #1,249 in 2001. As a girl name, it reached #7,063 in 1997. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karsten
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.