Carson

Given to 140,887 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −33% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#1173

recorded as girls

153 since 2024

#124

recorded as boys

Same as 2024

Babies in 2025

3,080

girls 197 · boys 2,883

Peak year

2018

5,259 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

140,887

since 1880

Born a Carson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Carson was most popular in 2018, when 5,259 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,883 babies were named Carson, ranking #124 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 33%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	197	1173	2,883	124
2024	173	1326	2,901	124
2023	188	1238	3,210	112
2022	170	1367	3,408	110
2021	172	1312	3,777	97
2020	202	1159	4,196	84
2019	166	1357	4,522	82
2018	207	1162	5,259	70
2017	193	1236	4,766	83
2016	186	1291	4,931	81
2015	178	1329	4,761	89
2014	173	1352	4,625	91
2013	152	1466	4,540	90
2012	153	1477	4,597	87
2011	179	1311	4,927	85
2010	189	1263	5,098	82
2009	188	1288	4,997	88
2008	202	1242	5,127	89
2007	200	1239	5,120	91
2006	212	1151	5,012	87
2005	214	1105	4,354	101
2004	236	997	4,379	101
2003	280	862	4,861	89
2002	293	800	3,600	105
2001	352	703	3,943	95
2000	377	655	3,239	119
1999	447	560	2,347	156
1998	299	729	1,471	218
1997	251	824	1,047	268
1996	251	810	1,010	275
1995	204	925	893	297
1994	204	926	833	314
1993	189	981	699	346
1992	202	952	662	358
1991	129	1290	537	421
1990	68	1989	471	456
1989	36	2986	377	490
1988	30	3225	283	547
1987	23	3743	250	574
1986	27	3277	252	561
1985	24	3517	256	548
1984	18	4166	221	571
1983	15	4686	185	626
1982	18	4167	189	632
1981	26	3253	164	675
1980	19	3992	156	696
1979	16	4420	154	688
1978	13	4931	137	717
1977	14	4652	135	737
1976	11	5215	140	700
1975	20	3404	123	750
1974	9	5776	103	786
1973	11	4871	101	790
1972	8	5959	103	788
1971	8	6006	84	886
1970	<5	—	104	798
1969	10	4723	80	856
1968	5	7016	87	794
1967	<5	—	71	848
1966	<5	—	79	819
1965	<5	—	89	786
1964	<5	—	85	815
1963	<5	—	87	813
1962	8	4865	85	822
1961	<5	—	106	748
1960	<5	—	90	804
1959	6	5566	98	773
1958	<5	—	99	740
1957	<5	—	108	719
1956	5	5952	113	694
1955	<5	—	126	654
1954	<5	—	136	632
1953	12	3269	141	611
1952	7	4483	121	638
1951	9	3714	150	559
1950	7	4315	120	626
1949	5	5244	133	585
1948	6	4651	117	626
1947	11	3240	135	584
1946	<5	—	131	556
1945	<5	—	98	610
1944	<5	—	69	745
1943	<5	—	122	572
1942	<5	—	115	580
1941	<5	—	97	609
1940	<5	—	106	576
1939	<5	—	117	530
1938	<5	—	87	640
1937	<5	—	99	579
1936	<5	—	89	617
1935	<5	—	84	647
1934	<5	—	84	657
1933	<5	—	71	721
1932	<5	—	111	560
1931	<5	—	86	638
1930	<5	—	105	584
1929	<5	—	72	742
1928	<5	—	101	608
1927	<5	—	105	607
1926	<5	—	113	585
1925	<5	—	103	617
1924	<5	—	132	547
1923	<5	—	108	610
1922	<5	—	120	586
1921	<5	—	97	656
1920	<5	—	99	630
1919	<5	—	103	593
1918	<5	—	103	604
1917	<5	—	90	623
1916	<5	—	113	540
1915	<5	—	95	583
1914	<5	—	96	500
1913	<5	—	47	648
1912	<5	—	45	608
1911	<5	—	37	481
1910	<5	—	24	582
1909	<5	—	22	558
1908	<5	—	12	779
1907	<5	—	15	664
1906	<5	—	13	674
1905	<5	—	12	699
1904	<5	—	10	760
1903	<5	—	14	595
1902	<5	—	17	521
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	16	623
1899	<5	—	10	661
1898	<5	—	16	523
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	8	826
1895	<5	—	10	685
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	12	597
1891	<5	—	7	766
1890	<5	—	8	739
1889	<5	—	7	789
1888	<5	—	9	704
1887	<5	—	14	461
1886	<5	—	8	694
1885	<5	—	9	641
1884	<5	—	13	520
1883	<5	—	<5	—
1882	<5	—	14	489
1881	<5	—	6	781
1880	<5	—	9	640