Karston
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-stun
- Origin
- Modern
Karston is a boys' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Karston come from?
Modern: respelling of Carsten or Carson
Is Karston a girl's or a boy's name?
Karston is a boys' name.
How popular is Karston in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 42 boys. It first appears in the records in 1990.
Half of all the boys named Karston in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karston in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 15 | #5,870 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,271 |
| 2019 | 21 | #4,635 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,198 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 25 | #4,011 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,862 |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,294 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,825 |
| 2009 | 42 | #2,846 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2006 | 22 | #4,219 |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,459 |
| 2004 | 22 | #4,000 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,361 |
| 2002 | 17 | #4,496 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 15 | #4,531 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 7 | #7,129 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 5 | #8,794 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,171 |
Names like Karston
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyson Kayson Daxton Hudson Jaxton Easton Kingston Jaylen Jackson Boston Jayden Kashton
Names related to Karston
More Modern names
Ailany Myla Kayden Nevaeh Jax Indie Miley Raelynn Kaiden Kehlani Alayna Caden Zayden Wrenley Mya Oaklynn
Sources
Figures from 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, “Karston: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karston, updated 20 October 2026.