Boys' name · since 1921
Carston
Since 1921, U.S. Social Security records show 642 babies named Carston, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 642
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carston is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 642 have been recorded since 1921.
Carston has 642 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2024.
- #6,799 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 642 born since 1921
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carston ranks #6,799 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 642 born since 1921, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,799 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 642
- born since 1921
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carston's 642 recorded births place it above 85.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Carston's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carston's full recorded timeline at 2007, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 40 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carston popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Carston by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (272 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Carston's strongest decade.
272 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Carston births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 76
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
230 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 272 births (42% of all-time use).
How Carston 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 Carston's total volume
Carston by state
Where Carston concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
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What to do with Carston's data
- Carston's decade-level peak was the 2000s (272 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Carstons (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah 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 Carston: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1921–2024 (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 Carston 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.