Boys' name · since 1912
Carsten
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 2,367 babies named Carsten, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,367
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,367 babies have been named Carsten since 1912, making it today's #4264 boys' name.
Carsten has 2,367 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4264 as of the latest data, more common than 69% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #2,976 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,264 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,367 born since 1912
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carsten ranks #2,976 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,264 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,367 born since 1912, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,976 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,367
- born since 1912
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carsten's 2,367 recorded births place it above 93.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Carsten compares
2,367 Top 20% higher than 80% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carsten's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carsten | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,367 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carsten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carsten's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 129, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carsten popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Carsten popularity over time - girls
10 total births recorded since 2015 (Carsten as girls' name)
Carsten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (881 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Carsten's strongest decade.
881 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Carsten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 19
1930s
19 births
- 1950s 15
1950s
15 births
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 78
1980s
78 births
- 1990s 230
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
709 births
- 2010s
2010s
881 births
- 2020s 212
2020s
212 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 881 births (37% of all-time use).
How Carsten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Carsten's total volume
Carsten by state
Where Carsten concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 91 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 84 | 3.5% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 48 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 39 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 31 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 26 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 25 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 16 | 0.7% |
91 of 2,367 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Carsten appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carsten's data
- Carsten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (881 total births); usage has since declined to 212 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carstens (91 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carsten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carsten draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.