Karsyn
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-sin
- Origin
- Scottish
- US rank, 2025
- #718 for girls
Karsyn is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 718th for girls in the US (390 babies).
What does Karsyn mean?
Scottish: spelling of Carson, a Scottish surname
A modern spelling of Carson, a Scottish surname of uncertain origin.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Karsyn a girl's or a boy's name?
Karsyn is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 390 girls and 168 boys in the US.
How popular is Karsyn in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2020, with 7 boys.
Karsyn in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 1 | #6,198 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 1 | #6,218 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
How popular is Karsyn in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #718among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 390about 1 in 4,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 390 girls in the US were named Karsyn, making it the 718th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 611th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 559 girls. It first appears in the records in 1990. 168 boys were also named Karsyn in 2025 (1,204th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Karsyn in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 884 girls in the US were given Karsyn or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #373, up from #718 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 96% of the babies named Karsyn in the US in 2000, and 70% in 2025.
Karsyn in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 390 | #718 |
| 2024 | 374 | #755 |
| 2023 | 430 | #679 |
| 2022 | 492 | #606 |
| 2021 | 488 | #611 |
| 2020 | 476 | #611 |
| 2019 | 502 | #601 |
| 2018 | 559 | #556 |
| 2017 | 534 | #564 |
| 2016 | 454 | #647 |
| 2015 | 453 | #629 |
| 2014 | 435 | #657 |
| 2013 | 370 | #737 |
| 2012 | 377 | #738 |
| 2011 | 412 | #682 |
| 2010 | 332 | #814 |
| 2009 | 308 | #892 |
| 2008 | 271 | #983 |
| 2007 | 190 | #1,288 |
| 2006 | 202 | #1,197 |
| 2005 | 189 | #1,210 |
| 2004 | 186 | #1,200 |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,307 |
| 2002 | 152 | #1,287 |
| 2001 | 156 | #1,256 |
| 2000 | 136 | #1,367 |
| 1999 | 108 | #1,558 |
| 1998 | 61 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,817 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 23 | #4,343 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,095 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
Names like Karsyn
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finley Lochlan Rowan Kayden Finn Brody Ronan Hudson Kian Cillian Logan Jaxon
Other spellings of Karsyn
Names related to Karsyn
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, “Karsyn: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karsyn, updated 20 October 2026.