Given name & surname
Karsen
“from the swamp”·“the son of a marsh dweller”
Karsen is a feminine form of Carson. Interpretations include “from the swamp” (Scottish) and “the son of a marsh dweller” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In American use, Karsen carries the interpretation “from the swamp.” Karsen is a feminine form of Carson. Interpretations include “from the swamp” (Scottish) and “the son of a marsh dweller” (Scottish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
How it developed
Karsen is used as a feminine counterpart of Carson.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1989. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karsen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,227
- 3,472 boys · 1,755 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 252 babies
- 2025
- 112
- #1,928 for boys · #4,495 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −35%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 81 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,928 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 40.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 206 in 2018. It also appeared in 31 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,830 as a first name in 2020; 185 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karsen’s family of names
Karsen is a feminine form of Carson. Karsen has a related form in Karson. Karsen has a related form in Karsyn.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Karsen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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