girls:
1.7k births since 1989
#4074 (29th percentile)
boys:
3.3k births since 1991
#2174 (53rd percentile)
overall:
5k births since 1989
#3864 (50th percentile)
The name Karsen is the #3,864 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 4,988 recorded births since 1989. This represents the 50.1% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 50.1% of all names). For boys, it ranks #2,174 (52.6% percentile) for all time with 3,299 births since 1991. For girls, it ranks #4,074 (28.7% percentile) for all time with 1,689 births since 1989.
Karsen first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1989 (1989 for girls and 1991 for boys).
The name Karsen has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for boys (66.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 74.2% of babies named Karsen were boys. Interestingly, until around 2006, the name was more popular for girls (61.7% girls from 1989 to 2005), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (75.6% boys from 2006 to 2023).
For boys, Karsen reached its peak popularity in 2018, achieving the 22.0% percentile (ranked #712) with 106 births per million. The name was most common in 2018, with 106 births per million (ranked 22.0% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Karsen ranks #801 for boys (12.1% percentile) with 63 births per million, which is 59.3% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Karsen reached its peak popularity in 2003, achieving the 10.2% percentile (ranked #815) with 48 births per million. The name was most common in 2003, with 48 births per million (ranked 10.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2021, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Karsen ranks #912 for girls (3.7% percentile) with 23 births per million, which is 47.3% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Karsen".
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Our model is 100.0% confident that Karsen is pronounced as KAHR-suhn, which has 2 syllables.
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