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By Grace Royal · Aug 2026

Carsten

OriginLow German and Nordic variation of Christian
Meaning"anointed one or follower of Christ"
GenderBoy
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About Carsten

Variation of Christian

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,6589348.4
2015#1,7918443.8
2016#2,0926735.3
2017#2,8074323.2
2018#2,2865932.5
2019#2,3165932.9
2020#2,4725230.1
2021#3,0803922.3
2022#2,9704224.1
2023#3,4783319.3
2024#4,7162112.2
2025#4,2722414.1
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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    German,Danish mathematician and explorer

  • Carsten Ramelow

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  • Carsten Höller

    Belgian artist

  • Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto

    German musician

  • Carsten Charles "CC" Sabathia

    American baseball player

  • Carsten Charles Sabathia

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