Carsen
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-sen
- Origin
- Scottish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,183 for boys
Carsen is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 2,183rd for boys in the US (65 babies).
What does Carsen mean?
Scottish: spelling of Carson, a surname of uncertain origin
A spelling of Carson, a Scottish and Ulster surname.
Is Carsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Carsen is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 30 girls and 65 boys in the US.
How popular is Carsen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 175% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Carsen, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Carsen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 206 boys in the UK were given Carsen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #261, up from #5,065 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Carsen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 1 | #6,016 |
How popular is Carsen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,183rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 65 about 1 in 26,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 65 boys in the US were named Carsen, making it the 2,183rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,250th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 226 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985. 30 girls were also named Carsen in 2025 (4,545th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Carsen than any year since 1999.
Half of all the boys named Carsen in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,968 boys in the US were given Carsen or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #93, up from #2,183 for this spelling alone.
In 1992, 67% of the babies named Carsen in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 32%, with more boys than girls since 1999.
Carsen in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | #2,183 |
| 2024 | 79 | #1,970 |
| 2023 | 97 | #1,718 |
| 2022 | 102 | #1,678 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1,407 |
| 2020 | 148 | #1,250 |
| 2019 | 165 | #1,171 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,261 |
| 2017 | 185 | #1,066 |
| 2016 | 189 | #1,045 |
| 2015 | 164 | #1,148 |
| 2014 | 205 | #1,004 |
| 2013 | 191 | #1,020 |
| 2012 | 164 | #1,120 |
| 2011 | 190 | #1,012 |
| 2010 | 226 | #901 |
| 2009 | 209 | #962 |
| 2008 | 196 | #995 |
| 2007 | 160 | #1,124 |
| 2006 | 138 | #1,214 |
| 2005 | 124 | #1,260 |
| 2004 | 121 | #1,244 |
| 2003 | 133 | #1,133 |
| 2002 | 91 | #1,421 |
| 2001 | 121 | #1,141 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,662 |
| 1999 | 62 | #1,689 |
| 1998 | 35 | #2,447 |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,059 |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,543 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 15 | #4,013 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
Names like Carsen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brody, Kayden, Aiden, Finn, Logan, Rowan, Ronan, Lochlan, Caelan, Callan, Finley, Jayden
Other spellings of Carsen
Carson, Karson, Karsyn, Karsen, Carsyn, Kharson, Karsin, Karsynn
Names related to Carsen
More Scottish names
Isla, Arabella, Cameron, Bonnie, Paisley, Maxwell, Brodie, Finlay, Blair, Lennox, Skye, Knox, Dallas, Reid, Lachlan, Mackenzie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carsen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carsen, updated 20 October 2026.