Carston
Carston is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Robert Carston Arneson (1930–1992), American sculptor and professor of ceramics Cecil Carston (1927–2014), New Zealand cricketer Robyn Carston, linguist and academic specialising in pragmatics, semantics and the philosophy of language Carston Catcheside OBE (1899–1987), English rugby union player
Meaning & Origin of Carston
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carston is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:Robert Carston Arneson (1930–1992), American sculptor and professor of ceramics Cecil Carston (1927–2014), New Zealand cricketer Robyn Carston, linguist and academic specialising in pragmatics, semantics and the philosophy of language Carston Catcheside OBE (1899–1987), English rugby union player
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The Story of Carston
Carston first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1921, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 40 Carstons were born — ranking #2,945 that year. As of 2026, Carston ranks #7,045 for baby boys with 10 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 662 Carstons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carston
Carston is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1921 and has accumulated 662 births in the dataset. Carston's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,922. Use the chart and map above to compare Carston'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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