Given name
Karston
“the anointed one”
Karston is a variant of Karsten. One Greek interpretation is “the anointed one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karston is a variant of Karsten. One Greek interpretation is “the anointed one.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 681
- 681 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −47%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 22 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 600 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karston’s family of names
Karston has a related form in Karsten.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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