Masculine dossier · first seen 1950
Karsten
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2010
Peak era
2010
Peak births
135
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Karsten
How many people are named Karsten?
An estimated 3,154 living Americans are named Karsten.
How rare is Karsten?
Karsten is very rare among babies today, with 25 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 81.5% from its 2010 peak.
How old is the typical Karsten?
The median age of a living American named Karsten is approximately 21 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 31 years old.
Is Karsten still popular?
Not especially. Karsten has been declining since its 2010 peak and registered 25 births in 2025.
Where is Karsten most common?
Karsten has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.
1950Peak 20102025
Peak year
2010
Decline from peak
81.5%
2025
25
All-time
3,252
Where it lives now
Karsten is most concentrated in Oklahoma — about 4.6× the national rate in the 2000s. It also runs high in Washington.
States where Karsten is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.