Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Karsyn

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Carson Gender Unisex · 76% girls Rank 2025 #719 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

Modern fanciful spelling of Carson.

Rank 2025
#719
among girls · ↑36 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
558
named Karsyn · +6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,121
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
841 babies
All-time total
12,267
#1,754 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Karsyn popularity over time

12,267 babies have been named Karsyn since 1990, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 343 – 343 34 – #1,565
2000s 1,948 197 2,145 215 +525% #892
2010s 4,428 1,342 5,770 577 +169% #557
2020s (to 2025) 2,650 1,359 4,009 668 +16% #606

Where Karsyn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 376 0.23 outside top 500
2027 364 0.23 outside top 500
2028 354 0.22 outside top 500
2029 346 0.22 outside top 500
2030 340 0.21 outside top 500

Where Karsyn is most popular

Girls named Karsyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.268 per 1,000. Strongest in Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Karsyn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oklahoma 70 0.951 +255%
Nebraska 32 0.890 +232%
Arkansas 45 0.851 +218%
Mississippi 39 0.834 +211%
Kansas 48 0.832 +210%
Louisiana 70 0.800 +198%
Iowa 46 0.787 +194%
Kentucky 67 0.783 +192%
Missouri 84 0.697 +160%
Alabama 65 0.692 +158%
Indiana 80 0.570 +113%
Georgia 116 0.511 +91%
South Carolina 45 0.501 +87%
Tennessee 69 0.436 +63%
Maryland 43 0.406 +51%
North Carolina 87 0.382 +43%
West Virginia 10 0.382 +42%
Ohio 89 0.375 +40%
Virginia 60 0.352 +31%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +31%
Texas 276 0.343 +28%
Michigan 57 0.313 +17%
Wisconsin 32 0.311 +16%
Arizona 41 0.292 +9%
Illinois 61 0.266 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 60 0.254 -5%
Oregon 14 0.215 -20%
Colorado 22 0.197 -26%
Washington 28 0.194 -28%
Florida 70 0.164 -39%
Minnesota 16 0.148 -45%
California 112 0.133 -50%
Utah 5 0.060 -78%
New York 11 0.028 -90%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Karsyn

Karsyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #719 in 2025 with 390 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 12,267 American babies have been named Karsyn, about 76% girls and 24% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 841 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Karsyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Karsyn?

The median living Karsyn is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 12 thousand people named Karsyn are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Karsyn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 390 #719 168 #1,209
2024 374 #755 153 #1,288
2023 430 #680 224 #982
2022 492 #606 215 #1,030
2021 488 #612 234 #961
2020 476 #613 365 #698
2019 502 #602 192 #1,064
2018 559 #557 222 #944
2017 534 #564 155 #1,199
2016 454 #647 136 #1,322
2015 453 #630 158 #1,179
2014 435 #658 110 #1,478
2013 370 #738 110 #1,486
2012 377 #739 106 #1,520
2011 412 #683 78 #1,830
2010 332 #814 75 #1,906
2009 308 #892 53 #2,422
2008 271 #985 39 #3,041
2007 190 #1,290 30 #3,560
2006 202 #1,200 17 #5,192
2005 189 #1,213 15 #5,439
2004 186 #1,206 19 #4,512
2003 158 #1,311 5 #11,843
2002 152 #1,293 7 #8,934
2001 156 #1,261 7 #8,765
2000 136 #1,374 5 #11,307
1995 23 #4,419 – –
1990 5 #14,006 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
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1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Karsyn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Karsyn?

The median living Karsyn is about 8 years old. Half of all living Karsyns are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Karsyn are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Karsyn are alive in the United States, based on 12,267 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Karsyn mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Carson.

How popular is the name Karsyn in 2025?

Karsyn ranked #719 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 390 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Karsyn?

12,267 babies have been named Karsyn in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Karsyn most popular?

Karsyn peaked in 2020, when 841 newborns received the name.

Is Karsyn a boy or girl name?

Karsyn is used for both: about 76% of babies named Karsyn have been girls and 24% boys.

Is the name Karsyn rising or falling?

Karsyn has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Karsyn become more popular?

Karsyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 340 girls named Karsyn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Karsyn

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