Meaning and history
Low German and Danish short form of Christian, from the Latin Christianus, "follower of Christ." It remains common across Germany, Denmark, and Norway.
20062006: 80 births, rank #1,738
2007: 98 births, rank #1,593
2008: 115 births, rank #1,441
2009: 91 births, rank #1,708
2010: 116 births, rank #1,425
20112011: 129 births, rank #1,319
2012: 123 births, rank #1,367
2013: 108 births, rank #1,500
2014: 93 births, rank #1,657
2015: 84 births, rank #1,790
20162016: 67 births, rank #2,086
2017: 43 births, rank #2,798
2018: 59 births, rank #2,282
2019: 59 births, rank #2,310
2020: 53 births, rank #2,437
20212021: 39 births, rank #3,074
2022: 42 births, rank #2,962
2023: 33 births, rank #3,474
2024: 21 births, rank #4,701
20252025: 24 births, rank #4,249
In 2025, 24 babies were recorded with the name Carsten, ranking #4,249 among boys.