Girls' name · since 2001
Karstyn
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 105 babies named Karstyn, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karstyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 105 have been recorded since 2001.
Social Security Administration records show Karstyn recorded 105 times among girls since 2001, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2023.
- #26,585 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 105 born since 2001
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karstyn ranks #26,585 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 105 born since 2001, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,585 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 105
- born since 2001
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karstyn's 105 recorded births place it above 63.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karstyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karstyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karstyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2023
- Peak year (2009)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2023.
105 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2009 with 12 births in a single year.
Karstyn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (41 births, 39% of the file).
2000s was Karstyn's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Karstyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
36 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 41 births (39% of all-time use).
Karstyn decade highlights
- Peak decade 41 births
- Runner-up 36 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Karstyn's data
- Karstyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (41 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karstyn: 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 (~22 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, 2001–2023 (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 Karstyn 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.
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