Kasten
Kasten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bob Kasten, U.S. Republican politician G.
Meaning & Origin of Kasten
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kasten is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Bob Kasten, U.S. Republican politician G.
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The Story of Kasten
Kasten first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1995, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 22 Kastens were born — ranking #4,390 that year. As of 2026, Kasten ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 221 Kastens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kasten
Kasten is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 221 births in the dataset. Kasten's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #4,390. Use the chart and map above to compare Kasten'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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