Karsten is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 2010 and has since faded.
Karsten is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,194 among boys (25) and #16,079 among girls (5) — overall #7,975 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | #16,079 | #4,194 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,933 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,065 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,370 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,945 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,867 |
| 2019 | 78 | 78 | #16,750 | #2,010 |
| 2018 | 66 | 66 | #16,857 | #2,247 |
| 2017 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,178 |
| 2016 | 77 | 77 | — | #1,911 |
| 2015 | 70 | 70 | — | #2,044 |
| 2014 | 87 | 87 | — | #1,739 |
| 2013 | 107 | 107 | #13,886 | #1,565 |
| 2012 | 114 | 114 | #18,188 | #1,484 |
| 2011 | 120 | 120 | #14,052 | #1,454 |
| 2010 | 140 | 140 | #18,392 | #1,287 |
| 2009 | 112 | 112 | #13,042 | #1,569 |
| 2008 | 117 | 117 | #12,099 | #1,509 |
| 2007 | 130 | 130 | #19,015 | #1,344 |
| 2006 | 139 | 139 | #12,967 | #1,281 |
| 2005 | 121 | 121 | #15,435 | #1,319 |
| 2004 | 127 | 127 | #8,970 | #1,302 |
| 2003 | 109 | 109 | #8,776 | #1,386 |
| 2002 | 91 | 91 | #12,879 | #1,502 |
| 2001 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,249 |
| 2000 | 103 | 103 | #16,252 | #1,319 |
| 1999 | 76 | 76 | #9,886 | #1,619 |
| 1998 | 63 | 63 | — | #1,655 |
| 1997 | 64 | — | #7,063 | #1,848 |
| 1996 | 59 | — | #10,020 | #1,801 |
| 1995 | 79 | — | #8,392 | #1,442 |
| 1994 | 52 | — | #12,545 | #1,857 |
| 1993 | 33 | — | — | #2,319 |
| 1992 | 47 | — | #14,315 | #1,944 |
| 1991 | 44 | — | — | #1,813 |
| 1990 | 32 | — | — | #2,236 |
| 1989 | 29 | — | #13,346 | #2,653 |
| 1988 | 34 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1987 | 19 | — | — | #2,780 |
| 1986 | 29 | — | — | #2,030 |
| 1985 | 16 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | — | #3,369 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | — | #3,152 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 24 | — | — | #2,166 |
| 1980 | 20 | — | — | #2,487 |
| 1979 | 23 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1978 | 34 | — | — | #1,634 |
| 1977 | 26 | — | — | #1,927 |
| 1976 | 34 | — | — | #1,589 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1973 | 26 | — | — | #1,755 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | #8,846 | #1,851 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | — | #1,652 |
| 1970 | 37 | — | — | #1,385 |
| 1969 | 24 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1968 | 11 | — | — | #2,665 |
| 1967 | 13 | — | — | #2,296 |
| 1966 | 12 | — | — | #2,396 |
| 1965 | 11 | — | — | #2,549 |
| 1964 | 8 | — | — | #3,159 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,356 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,264 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,421 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,100 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | — | #3,508 |