Holding steady, #7,194 for boys today.
Popularity of Casten since 2004
Babies named Casten per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2008, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Casten's real moment was 2017.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s | 57 |
Meaning & origin
Casten is a rare modern name in the United States, first recorded in 2004. It reached its peak popularity in 2017 but has remained stable since then. With a 2025 rank of 7,194 and an incidence of about 1 in 155,280 boys, it is an uncommon choice. The name's etymology is uncertain, possibly a respelling of a Danish surname or a modern invention. Its usage has been too limited to establish strong regional patterns, and it has not appeared in any top state lists.
Casten is a name of uncertain derivation. It may be a modern American coinage, possibly a blend or respelling of names like Castin or Castein. Alternatively, it could be a variant of the Danish surname Casten, which itself is a patronymic form of Kast, a short form of names like Kastian. The name has been used in the United States since at least 2004, but its precise origins remain unclear.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Cas, Cast
Sibling names for Casten
Names that share Casten's style, for a brother or sister.
