Carsen
Carsen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Carsen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carsen is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Carsen
As a girl name
Carsen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1990, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 51 Carsens were born — ranking #2,702 that year. As of 2026, Carsen ranks #3,946 for girls with 37 births, gradually falling (-6%). In total, more than 1K Carsens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carsen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1985, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 226 Carsens were born — ranking #901 that year. As of 2026, Carsen ranks #2,256 for boys with 64 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 4K Carsens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Carsen
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About the name Carsen
Carsen is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Carsen's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #901. Use the chart and map above to compare Carsen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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