Unisex name · since 1991
Karsen
Karsen has 3,472 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,928 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,472
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,472 babies have been named Karsen since 1991, making it today's #1928 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karsen has been recorded 3,472 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #1928 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #2,293 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,928 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,472 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karsen ranks #2,293 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,928 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,472 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,293 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,928 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,472
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karsen's 3,472 recorded births place it above 94.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karsen compares
3,472 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Karsen's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karsen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,472 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 34 | 22,252 |
Karsen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karsen splits its recorded history at 2008: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1991 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 206 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karsen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Karsen popularity over time - girls
1,755 total births recorded since 1989 (Karsen as girls' name)
Karsen by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,832 births, 53% of the file).
2010s was Karsen's strongest decade.
1,832 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Karsen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 106
1990s
106 births
- 2000s
2000s
852 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,832 births
- 2020s 682
2020s
682 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,832 births (53% of all-time use).
How Karsen 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 Karsen's total volume
Karsen by state
Where Karsen concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 264 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 145 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 134 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 127 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 105 | 3.0% |
| #6 | California | | 96 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Alabama | | 94 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 86 | 2.5% |
264 of 3,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Karsen appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karsen's data
- Karsen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,832 total births) through the 2020s (682) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Karsens (264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karsen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Karsen 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.