The first name Carsten
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Carsten last appeared in the official list in 2019, given to 4 boys. It peaked in 2004, with 5 births (#2,578).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carsten with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carsten at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 24 boys born in the United States were named Carsten, the 4,272nd most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2011, when 129 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carsten
37 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carsten NiebuhrGerman mathematician, botanist, cartographer and explorer in Danish service (1733–1815)
- Carsten JanckerGerman association football player and manager, born 1974
- Carsten RamelowGerman association football player, born 1974
- Carsten BorchgrevinkAnglo-Norwegian polar explorer (1864-1934)
- Carsten JensenDanish author and political columnist, born 1952
- Carsten MogensenDanish badminton player, born 1983
- Johannes Carsten HauchDanish poet (1790–1872)
- Carsten BallAustralian tennis player, born 1987
- Carsten WolfEast German racing cyclist, born 1964
- Carsten EmbachGerman bobsledder, born 1968
- Carsten BunkEast German rower, born 1960
- Carsten KellerField hockey player, born 1939
Questions
- How popular is the name Carsten?
- In 2019, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Carsten, ranking 3,937th. Its peak was 2004, with 5 births.
- Is Carsten a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 2,377 US babies named Carsten since 1880 were boys.
- When was Carsten most popular?
- 2011 in the United States, when 129 babies were named Carsten, its highest rank at 1,320th.