Carson Boy
How popular is Carson?
#124 boy name in 2025
2,883 baby boys were named Carson in the US in 2025, making it the 124th most popular boy name. Another 197 girls got the name (#1,173 for girls).
Carson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #124 for boys |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,883 boys, 197 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-39% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #89 in 2015, #84 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (5,259 boys) |
| Highest rank | #70 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carson counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carson family of names ranked #102 for boys in 2025 (#98 the year before), with 3,726 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Carson is most popular
Babies named Carson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- West Virginia: 5.9 per 1,000 (192 boys)
- Maine: 4.7 per 1,000 (91 boys)
- Kentucky: 4.4 per 1,000 (439 boys)
- New Hampshire: 4.2 per 1,000 (94 boys)
- Vermont: 4.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Carson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 89 | #461 |
| 1890s | 93 | #523 |
| 1900s | 142 | #521 |
| 1910s | 753 | #481 |
| 1920s | 1,050 | #547 |
| 1930s | 933 | #530 |
| 1940s | 1,123 | #556 |
| 1950s | 1,212 | #558 |
| 1960s | 859 | #747 |
| 1970s | 1,184 | #688 |
| 1980s | 2,333 | #490 |
| 1990s | 9,970 | #156 |
| 2000s | 44,632 | #87 |
| 2010s | 48,026 | #70 |
| 2020s | 20,375 | #84 |
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Questions
- Is Carson a boy or girl name?
- Carson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Carson were boys.
- How popular is the name Carson?
- 2,883 baby boys were named Carson in the US in 2025, making it the 124th most popular boy name. Another 197 girls got the name (#1,173 for girls).
- When was Carson most popular?
- Carson peaked in 2018, when 5,259 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #70 in 2018.
- How many people are named Carson?
- 140,887 babies have been named Carson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 135,204 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 16.
- Where is Carson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Carson was most common in West Virginia, at 5.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.