Carston — #9063 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Carston

The Social Security Administration has registered 642 babies named Carston between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carston currently holds the #9063 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 40 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 272 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Carston shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Utah, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Carston in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carston in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 642 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.