Karsyn
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Meaning
modern variant of Carson, from a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning
The story
Karsyn is a modern English variant of Carson with the -yn the era favors, and the family ledger reads in order: Carson, the anchor, about 140,800 with its own story here; Karson, the K-spelling, about 23,500, storied too; and Karsyn at about 12,300, the version that leans to daughters, about 9,400 girls to 2,900 boys. The record is young: about 340 in the 1990s, 2,100 in the 2000s, cresting at 5,800 in the 2010s, with 4,000 so far this decade split about 2,700 girls to 1,400 boys. Carson comes from a Scottish surname whose deeper meaning is uncertain; Karsyn keeps the same sound while giving the ending the same visual renovation Camryn and Kamryn performed on Cameron in our records.
How popular is Karsyn around the world?
In the United States, 4,009 babies were named Karsyn between 2020 and 2025.
Karsyn is on the official records of the United States, Scotland and Canada.
United States
1 in 5,400
In the United States, 4,009 babies were named Karsyn between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Karsyn peaked in the 2020s.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Scotland
1 in 11,000
In Scotland, 4 boys named Karsyn were registered in 2024, the 619th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names
Canada
1 in 37,000
In Canada, 10 girls named Karsyn were born in 2024, ranked 2,104th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
England and Wales
last on record 2023
Karsyn is not on the 2025 record for England and Wales, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Ireland
last on record 2020
Karsyn is not on the 2025 record for Ireland, where names under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.
Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Argentina, Puerto Rico, New Zealand and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the South Australia record for 1944 to 2017: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
When you meet Karsyn
Most people given the name Karsyn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
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