US rank #9341 Boys' name Peak 2012 221 births

Kasten — #9341 US boys' name

221 babies named Kasten in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s122000s532010s1152020s41
#9341
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 34% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Kasten was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kasten in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kasten

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Kasten between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kasten currently holds the #9341 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kasten performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Kasten shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kasten 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 221 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.

Kasten at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

2012

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,341

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kasten popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
22
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
0510152025 202420212018201420112008200419991995 6

Kasten by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
115 births that decade — 52% of Kasten's all-time total
1990s122000s532010s1152020s41

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kasten?
221 babies have been named Kasten since 1995. It currently ranks #9341 among boys. The peak year was 2012 with 22 births.
When was Kasten most popular?
Kasten was most popular in the 2010s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Kasten been used?
Kasten has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kasten?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kash, Kason, Kasey, Kasen, 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, 1995–2024 (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.