Carsten
Karsten or Carsten is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include:
- Low German
- Danish
Meaning & Origin of Carsten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Karsten or Carsten is both a masculine given name and a surname. It is believed to be either derived from a Low German form of Christian, or "man from karst". Notable persons with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Low German
- Danish
The Story of Carsten
Carsten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 129 Carstens were born — ranking #1,319 that year. As of 2026, Carsten ranks #5,216 for baby boys with 18 births, falling sharply (-46%). In total, more than 2K Carstens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Carsten
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About the name Carsten
Carsten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Carsten's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #1,319. Use the chart and map above to compare Carsten'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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