Carson
#1,173 for girls in 2025, 197 births · #124 for boys in 2025, 2,883 births
Given to boys 94.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2018 · 5,259 births
- Debut · boys
- 9 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 18 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 132,774since 1880
Carson over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,173 | 197 | #124 | 2,883 |
| 2024 | #1,326 | 173 | #124 | 2,901 |
| 2023 | #1,238 | 188 | #112 | 3,210 |
| 2022 | #1,367 | 170 | #110 | 3,408 |
| 2021 | #1,312 | 172 | #97 | 3,777 |
| 2020 | #1,159 | 202 | #84 | 4,196 |
| 2019 | #1,357 | 166 | #82 | 4,522 |
| 2018 | #1,162 | 207 | #70 | 5,259 |
| 2017 | #1,236 | 193 | #83 | 4,766 |
| 2016 | #1,291 | 186 | #81 | 4,931 |
| 2015 | #1,329 | 178 | #89 | 4,761 |
| 2014 | #1,352 | 173 | #91 | 4,625 |
| 2013 | #1,466 | 152 | #90 | 4,540 |
| 2012 | #1,477 | 153 | #87 | 4,597 |
| 2011 | #1,311 | 179 | #85 | 4,927 |
| 2010 | #1,263 | 189 | #82 | 5,098 |
| 2009 | #1,288 | 188 | #88 | 4,997 |
| 2008 | #1,242 | 202 | #89 | 5,127 |
| 2007 | #1,239 | 200 | #91 | 5,120 |
| 2006 | #1,151 | 212 | #87 | 5,012 |
| 2005 | #1,105 | 214 | #101 | 4,354 |
| 2004 | #997 | 236 | #101 | 4,379 |
| 2003 | #862 | 280 | #89 | 4,861 |
| 2002 | #800 | 293 | #105 | 3,600 |
| 2001 | #703 | 352 | #95 | 3,943 |
| 2000 | #655 | 377 | #119 | 3,239 |
| 1999 | #560 | 447 | #156 | 2,347 |
| 1998 | #729 | 299 | #218 | 1,471 |
| 1997 | #824 | 251 | #268 | 1,047 |
| 1996 | #810 | 251 | #275 | 1,010 |
| 1995 | #925 | 204 | #297 | 893 |
| 1994 | #926 | 204 | #314 | 833 |
| 1993 | #981 | 189 | #346 | 699 |
| 1992 | #952 | 202 | #358 | 662 |
| 1991 | #1,290 | 129 | #421 | 537 |
| 1990 | #1,989 | 68 | #456 | 471 |
| 1989 | #2,986 | 36 | #490 | 377 |
| 1988 | #3,225 | 30 | #547 | 283 |
| 1987 | #3,743 | 23 | #574 | 250 |
| 1986 | #3,277 | 27 | #561 | 252 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | #548 | 256 |
| 1984 | #4,166 | 18 | #571 | 221 |
| 1983 | #4,686 | 15 | #626 | 185 |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | #632 | 189 |
| 1981 | #3,253 | 26 | #675 | 164 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 | #696 | 156 |
| 1979 | #4,420 | 16 | #688 | 154 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 | #717 | 137 |
| 1977 | #4,652 | 14 | #737 | 135 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | #700 | 140 |
| 1975 | #3,404 | 20 | #750 | 123 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #786 | 103 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #790 | 101 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #788 | 103 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #886 | 84 |
| 1970 | — | #798 | 104 | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #856 | 80 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #794 | 87 |
| 1967 | — | #848 | 71 | |
| 1966 | — | #819 | 79 | |
| 1965 | — | #786 | 89 | |
| 1964 | — | #815 | 85 | |
| 1963 | — | #813 | 87 | |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #822 | 85 |
| 1961 | — | #748 | 106 | |
| 1960 | — | #804 | 90 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #773 | 98 |
| 1958 | — | #740 | 99 | |
| 1957 | — | #719 | 108 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #694 | 113 |
| 1955 | — | #654 | 126 | |
| 1954 | — | #632 | 136 | |
| 1953 | #3,269 | 12 | #611 | 141 |
| 1952 | #4,483 | 7 | #638 | 121 |
| 1951 | #3,714 | 9 | #559 | 150 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #626 | 120 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #585 | 133 |
| 1948 | #4,651 | 6 | #626 | 117 |
| 1947 | #3,240 | 11 | #584 | 135 |
| 1946 | — | #556 | 131 | |
| 1945 | — | #610 | 98 | |
| 1944 | — | #745 | 69 | |
| 1943 | — | #572 | 122 | |
| 1942 | — | #580 | 115 | |
| 1941 | — | #609 | 97 | |
| 1940 | — | #576 | 106 | |
| 1939 | — | #530 | 117 | |
| 1938 | — | #640 | 87 | |
| 1937 | — | #579 | 99 | |
| 1936 | — | #617 | 89 | |
| 1935 | — | #647 | 84 | |
| 1934 | — | #657 | 84 | |
| 1933 | — | #721 | 71 | |
| 1932 | — | #560 | 111 | |
| 1931 | — | #638 | 86 | |
| 1930 | — | #584 | 105 | |
| 1929 | — | #742 | 72 | |
| 1928 | — | #608 | 101 | |
| 1927 | — | #607 | 105 | |
| 1926 | — | #585 | 113 | |
| 1925 | — | #617 | 103 | |
| 1924 | — | #547 | 132 | |
| 1923 | — | #610 | 108 | |
| 1922 | — | #586 | 120 | |
| 1921 | — | #656 | 97 | |
| 1920 | — | #630 | 99 | |
| 1919 | — | #593 | 103 | |
| 1918 | — | #604 | 103 | |
| 1917 | — | #623 | 90 | |
| 1916 | — | #540 | 113 | |
| 1915 | — | #583 | 95 | |
| 1914 | — | #500 | 96 | |
| 1913 | — | #648 | 47 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #481 | 37 | |
| 1910 | — | #582 | 24 | |
| 1909 | — | #558 | 22 | |
| 1908 | — | #779 | 12 | |
| 1907 | — | #664 | 15 | |
| 1906 | — | #674 | 13 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #760 | 10 | |
| 1903 | — | #595 | 14 | |
| 1902 | — | #521 | 17 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #523 | 16 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #826 | 8 | |
| 1895 | — | #685 | 10 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #597 | 12 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #789 | 7 | |
| 1888 | — | #704 | 9 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #694 | 8 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #489 | 14 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #640 | 9 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Carson was already there! It came in at #640, and was given to 9 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Carson is popular in 1989
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#117 · 1 in 592
- North Dakota#154 · 1 in 926
- North Carolina#228 · 1 in 1,713
- Nevada#236 · 1 in 1,598
- Washington#275 · 1 in 2,267
Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #117 | 28 | 1 in 592 |
| North Dakota | #154 | 5 | 1 in 926 |
| North Carolina | #228 | 27 | 1 in 1,713 |
| Nevada | #236 | 5 | 1 in 1,598 |
| Washington | #275 | 15 | 1 in 2,267 |
| Oregon | #290 | 8 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Tennessee | #318 | 12 | 1 in 2,887 |
| Minnesota | #329 | 7 | 1 in 4,507 |
| Virginia | #340 | 13 | 1 in 3,220 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 7 | 1 in 2,936 |
| Mississippi | #372 | 6 | 1 in 2,861 |
| Georgia | #405 | 13 | 1 in 3,805 |
| Wisconsin | #412 | 6 | 1 in 5,516 |
| Texas | #414 | 42 | 1 in 3,526 |
| Arizona | #427 | 8 | 1 in 3,786 |
| Florida | #448 | 21 | 1 in 4,253 |
| Maryland | #451 | 6 | 1 in 5,348 |
| South Carolina | #467 | 5 | 1 in 4,716 |
| Alabama | #491 | 5 | 1 in 5,407 |
| Pennsylvania | #497 | 11 | 1 in 7,401 |
| Louisiana | #520 | 7 | 1 in 4,559 |
| Missouri | #532 | 5 | 1 in 7,549 |
| California | #567 | 39 | 1 in 6,889 |
| Michigan | #567 | 9 | 1 in 7,714 |
| Ohio | #621 | 7 | 1 in 11,158 |
| Illinois | #875 | 6 | 1 in 14,466 |
| New York | #939 | 9 | 1 in 14,989 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carson
- Held #124 since 2024
- 40 spots since 2020 (#84 → #124)
- 35 spots since 2015 (#89 → #124)
- Biggest jump: 534 spots in 1898 (#1,057 → #523)
- Biggest drop: 438 spots in 1893 (#597 → #1,035)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2018 at #70 (5,259 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 18 yrs · run 2006–2021
- Top 1,000: 143 yrs · run 1898–2025
- Highest: 1 in 345 boys born in 2018 were named Carson (0.29%)
- Latest: 1 in 592 boys born in 2025 (0.17%)
- 36.2% of all boys named Carson (48,026) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 89 | #461 (1887) | #635 |
| 1890s | 93 | #523 (1898) | #748 |
| 1900s | 142 | #521 (1902) | #651 |
| 1910s | 753 | #481 (1911) | #576 |
| 1920s | 1,050 | #547 (1924) | #619 |
| 1930s | 933 | #530 (1939) | #617 |
| 1940s | 1,123 | #556 (1946) | #604 |
| 1950s | 1,212 | #559 (1951) | #665 |
| 1960s | 859 | #748 (1961) | #811 |
| 1970s | 1,184 | #688 (1979) | #764 |
| 1980s | 2,333 | #490 (1989) | #592 |
| 1990s | 9,970 | #156 (1999) | #311 |
| 2000s | 44,632 | #87 (2006) | #97 |
| 2010s | 48,026 | #70 (2018) | #84 |
| 2020s | 20,375 | #84 (2020) | #109 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carson in 1989
Top girls' names in 1989
Top boys' names in 1989
More about 1989
girls
1,843,552 girls got a published name in 1989; 1 in 51,210 of them was named Carson, which outranked 79.5% of the 14,550 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,931Tomeka37
- #2,931Trinidad37
- #2,931Valorie37
- #2,986Carson36
- #2,986Aarika36
- #2,986Abagail36
- #2,986Alvina36
- #3,045Aiesha35
- #3,045Alejandrina35
- #3,045Allysha35
Tied with 58 names at #2,986; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,000,928 boys got a published name in 1989; 1 in 5,308 of them was named Carson, which outranked 94.7% of the 9,232 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 20.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.