Boy nameCurrently #123 in the USFalling
Carson
KAR-sun//ˈkɑːrsən//
2 syllablesPeak year: 20186 lettersStarts with C
Meaning & origin
Son of the marsh-dwellers
Carson comes from a Scottish and Northern English surname, likely meaning 'son of the marsh dwellers' or referencing a place name. Its crisp, modern sound has made it a steady favorite since the 1990s.
Carson's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Carson |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 9 |
| 1881 | 6 |
| 1882 | 14 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1885 | 9 |
| 1886 | 8 |
| 1887 | 14 |
| 1888 | 9 |
| 1889 | 7 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1891 | 7 |
| 1892 | 12 |
| 1893 | 5 |
| 1894 | 12 |
| 1895 | 10 |
| 1896 | 8 |
| 1897 | 5 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 10 |
| 1900 | 16 |
| 1901 | 11 |
| 1902 | 17 |
| 1903 | 14 |
| 1904 | 10 |
| 1905 | 12 |
| 1906 | 13 |
| 1907 | 15 |
| 1908 | 12 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1910 | 24 |
| 1911 | 37 |
| 1912 | 45 |
| 1913 | 47 |
| 1914 | 96 |
| 1915 | 95 |
| 1916 | 113 |
| 1917 | 90 |
| 1918 | 103 |
| 1919 | 103 |
| 1920 | 99 |
| 1921 | 97 |
| 1922 | 120 |
| 1923 | 108 |
| 1924 | 132 |
| 1925 | 103 |
| 1926 | 113 |
| 1927 | 105 |
| 1928 | 101 |
| 1929 | 72 |
| 1930 | 105 |
| 1931 | 86 |
| 1932 | 111 |
| 1933 | 71 |
| 1934 | 84 |
| 1935 | 84 |
| 1936 | 89 |
| 1937 | 99 |
| 1938 | 87 |
| 1939 | 117 |
| 1940 | 106 |
| 1941 | 97 |
| 1942 | 115 |
| 1943 | 122 |
| 1944 | 69 |
| 1945 | 98 |
| 1946 | 131 |
| 1947 | 146 |
| 1948 | 123 |
| 1949 | 138 |
| 1950 | 127 |
| 1951 | 160 |
| 1952 | 128 |
| 1953 | 153 |
| 1954 | 136 |
| 1955 | 126 |
| 1956 | 118 |
| 1957 | 107 |
| 1958 | 99 |
| 1959 | 104 |
| 1960 | 90 |
| 1961 | 106 |
| 1962 | 93 |
| 1963 | 87 |
| 1964 | 85 |
| 1965 | 89 |
| 1966 | 79 |
| 1967 | 71 |
| 1968 | 92 |
| 1969 | 90 |
| 1970 | 104 |
| 1971 | 92 |
| 1972 | 112 |
| 1973 | 112 |
| 1974 | 112 |
| 1975 | 143 |
| 1976 | 151 |
| 1977 | 149 |
| 1978 | 150 |
| 1979 | 170 |
| 1980 | 175 |
| 1981 | 190 |
| 1982 | 207 |
| 1983 | 200 |
| 1984 | 239 |
| 1985 | 280 |
| 1986 | 279 |
| 1987 | 273 |
| 1988 | 313 |
| 1989 | 413 |
| 1990 | 539 |
| 1991 | 666 |
| 1992 | 865 |
| 1993 | 888 |
| 1994 | 1,037 |
| 1995 | 1,097 |
| 1996 | 1,261 |
| 1997 | 1,298 |
| 1998 | 1,770 |
| 1999 | 2,794 |
| 2000 | 3,616 |
| 2001 | 4,294 |
| 2002 | 3,893 |
| 2003 | 5,141 |
| 2004 | 4,615 |
| 2005 | 4,568 |
| 2006 | 5,224 |
| 2007 | 5,320 |
| 2008 | 5,329 |
| 2009 | 5,185 |
| 2010 | 5,287 |
| 2011 | 5,106 |
| 2012 | 4,750 |
| 2013 | 4,690 |
| 2014 | 4,797 |
| 2015 | 4,938 |
| 2016 | 5,117 |
| 2017 | 4,958 |
| 2018 | 5,466 |
| 2019 | 4,686 |
| 2020 | 4,395 |
| 2021 | 3,941 |
| 2022 | 3,577 |
| 2023 | 3,397 |
| 2024 | 3,063 |
Carson through the decades
- Carson peaked in 2018, when 5,466 babies were named Carson in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Carson has fallen 13% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Carson currently ranks #123 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Carson
Variants & spellings
Karson
Famous people named Carson
- Kit Carson — frontiersman (surname)