Data through 2025

Carson name popularity in the United States

Carson ranked #124 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 2,883 boys named Carson.

Rank#124

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded2,883

SSA

Peak year2018

5,259 recorded

Five-year change-31.3%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Carson for boys and girls

Girls

197

6.4% in 2025 · data from 1947 to 2025

Boys

2,883

93.6% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Carson in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,883#124
2025girls197#1173
2024boys2,901#124
2024girls173#1326
2023boys3,210#112
2023girls188#1238
2022boys3,408#110
2022girls170#1367
2021boys3,777#97
2021girls172#1312
2020boys4,196#84
2020girls202#1159
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys2,883#124
2025girls197#1173
2024boys2,901#124
2024girls173#1326
2023boys3,210#112
2023girls188#1238
2022boys3,408#110
2022girls170#1367
2021boys3,777#97
2021girls172#1312
2020boys4,196#84
2020girls202#1159
2019boys4,522#82
2019girls166#1357
2018boys5,259#70
2018girls207#1162
2017boys4,766#83
2017girls193#1236
2016boys4,931#81
2016girls186#1291
2015boys4,761#89
2015girls178#1329
2014boys4,625#91
2014girls173#1352
2013boys4,540#90
2013girls152#1466
2012boys4,597#87
2012girls153#1477
2011boys4,927#85
2011girls179#1311
2010boys5,098#82
2010girls189#1263
2009boys4,997#88
2009girls188#1288
2008boys5,127#89
2008girls202#1242
2007boys5,120#91
2007girls200#1239
2006boys5,012#87
2006girls212#1151
2005boys4,354#101
2005girls214#1105
2004boys4,379#101
2004girls236#997
2003boys4,861#89
2003girls280#862
2002boys3,600#105
2002girls293#800
2001boys3,943#95
2001girls352#703
2000boys3,239#119
2000girls377#655
1999boys2,347#156
1999girls447#560
1998boys1,471#218
1998girls299#729
1997boys1,047#268
1997girls251#824
1996boys1,010#275
1996girls251#810
1995boys893#297
1995girls204#925
1994boys833#314
1994girls204#926
1993boys699#346
1993girls189#981
1992boys662#358
1992girls202#952
1991boys537#421
1991girls129#1290
1990boys471#456
1990girls68#1989
1989boys377#490
1989girls36#2986
1988boys283#547
1988girls30#3225
1987boys250#574
1987girls23#3743
1986boys252#561
1986girls27#3277
1985boys256#548
1985girls24#3517
1984boys221#571
1984girls18#4166
1983boys185#626
1983girls15#4686
1982boys189#632
1982girls18#4167
1981boys164#675
1981girls26#3253
1980boys156#696
1980girls19#3992
1979boys154#688
1979girls16#4420
1978boys137#717
1978girls13#4931
1977boys135#737
1977girls14#4652
1976boys140#700
1976girls11#5215
1975boys123#750
1975girls20#3404
1974boys103#786
1974girls9#5776
1973boys101#790
1973girls11#4871
1972boys103#788
1972girls8#5959
1971boys84#886
1971girls8#6006
1970boys104#798
1969boys80#856
1969girls10#4723
1968boys87#794
1968girls5#7016
1967boys71#848
1966boys79#819
1965boys89#786
1964boys85#815
1963boys87#813
1962boys85#822
1962girls8#4865
1961boys106#748
1960boys90#804
1959boys98#773
1959girls6#5566
1958boys99#740
1957boys108#719
1956boys113#694
1956girls5#5952
1955boys126#654
1954boys136#632
1953boys141#611
1953girls12#3269
1952boys121#638
1952girls7#4483
1951boys150#559
1951girls9#3714
1950boys120#626
1950girls7#4315
1949boys133#585
1949girls5#5244
1948boys117#626
1948girls6#4651
1947boys135#584
1947girls11#3240
1946boys131#556
1945boys98#610
1944boys69#745
1943boys122#572
1942boys115#580
1941boys97#609
1940boys106#576
1939boys117#530
1938boys87#640
1937boys99#579
1936boys89#617
1935boys84#647
1934boys84#657
1933boys71#721
1932boys111#560
1931boys86#638
1930boys105#584
1929boys72#742
1928boys101#608
1927boys105#607
1926boys113#585
1925boys103#617
1924boys132#547
1923boys108#610
1922boys120#586
1921boys97#656
1920boys99#630
1919boys103#593
1918boys103#604
1917boys90#623
1916boys113#540
1915boys95#583
1914boys96#500
1913boys47#648
1912boys45#608
1911boys37#481
1910boys24#582
1909boys22#558
1908boys12#779
1907boys15#664
1906boys13#674
1905boys12#699
1904boys10#760
1903boys14#595
1902boys17#521
1901boys11#637
1900boys16#623
1899boys10#661
1898boys16#523
1897boys5#1057
1896boys8#826
1895boys10#685
1894boys12#594
1893boys5#1035
1892boys12#597
1891boys7#766
1890boys8#739
1889boys7#789
1888boys9#704
1887boys14#461
1886boys8#694
1885boys9#641
1884boys13#520
1882boys14#489
1881boys6#781
1880boys9#640

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Carson’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-39.4%
Change since peak-45.2%