US rank #10438 Boys' name Peak 2008 177 births

Casten — #10438 US boys' name

177 babies named Casten in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s212010s1102020s46
#10438
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 27% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Casten was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

15 babies were named Casten in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Casten

The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Casten between 2004 and 2024, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Casten currently holds the #10438 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Casten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Casten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Casten 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 177 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.

Casten at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

177

Since 2004

21 years of records

Peak year

2008

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,438

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2004

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2024

Casten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2004

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
15
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
46810121416 2024202120182015201220082004 6

Casten by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
110 births that decade — 62% of Casten's all-time total
2000s212010s1102020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Casten?
177 babies have been named Casten since 2004. It currently ranks #10438 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 15 births.
When was Casten most popular?
Casten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Casten been used?
Casten has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Casten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Casey, Cash, Cason, Case, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2004–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.