Karsten

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A few things about Karsten you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Karsten

Karsten Warholm

Norwegian hurdler and sprinter (born 1996)

Choose Karsten and your child shares a first name with Karsten Warholm, a Norwegian hurdler and sprinter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Karsten, like who?” Karsten Warholm's Wikipedia article is available in 41 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 68,493 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Karsten, 25 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Karsten would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKarsten first shows up in US birth records in 1950, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 75 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 2001, when it ranked #1,242. Today it's #4,139, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKarsten was 3.4× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 20,040 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 68,493.
• 🍂TrendKarsten has slipped 328 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,139. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKarsten is given to both boys and girls: 83% of the 30 babies named Karsten in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningKarsten is a German form of Christian, which means “follower of Christ”. Our records link it to German and Greek roots.

About the name Karsten

Karsten is a gender-neutral name of German and Greek origin meaning “follower of Christ”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ten”. US birth records list Karsten for boys from 1950 to 2025, in 67 of those 76 years. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked #1,242 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,139, with 25 babies. Of the 30 US babies named Karsten in 2025, 17% were girls and 83% were boys.

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