Baby name
REVIVING
🇩🇪 🇩🇰 🇳🇴 Karsten
/KAR · sten/
Meaning
“Anointed”
Low German and Scandinavian form of Christian, from Greek Christos meaning 'anointed'; the name has a brisk, northern European character.
Nicknames
kars
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Solid North German and Scandinavian name; ages well without ever feeling trendy.
The cultural moment.
Common in northern Germany and Scandinavia from the 1950s through 1980s; stable, not reviving.