Karson Boy
How popular is Karson?
#453 boy name in 2025
690 baby boys were named Karson in the US in 2025, making it the 453rd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
Karson popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #453 for boys (▼ 56 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 690 boys, 42 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #293 in 2015, #266 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (1,345 boys) |
| Highest rank | #265 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1966 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Karson 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 Karson is most popular
Babies named Karson per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 3.5 per 1,000 (201 boys)
- West Virginia: 2.2 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- Louisiana: 2.0 per 1,000 (202 boys)
- Alabama: 1.9 per 1,000 (203 boys)
- South Carolina: 1.6 per 1,000 (167 boys)
Karson by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #3,947 |
| 1970s | 40 | #3,808 |
| 1980s | 149 | #2,250 |
| 1990s | 694 | #959 |
| 2000s | 3,939 | #448 |
| 2010s | 10,704 | #265 |
| 2020s | 5,863 | #266 |
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Questions
- Is Karson a boy or girl name?
- Karson is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Karson were boys.
- How popular is the name Karson?
- 690 baby boys were named Karson in the US in 2025, making it the 453rd most popular boy name. Another 42 girls got the name (#3,576 for girls).
- When was Karson most popular?
- Karson peaked in 2018, when 1,345 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #265 in 2018.
- How many people are named Karson?
- 23,500 babies have been named Karson in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,300 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Karson most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Karson was most common in Mississippi, at 3.5 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.