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 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#23 · 1 in 126
- Maine#24 · 1 in 124
- Wyoming#33 · 1 in 108
- Vermont#34 · 1 in 123
- Kentucky#34 · 1 in 181
Best ever in a state: #9 in South Dakota, 2007.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #23 | 58 | 1 in 126 |
| Maine | #24 | 32 | 1 in 124 |
| Wyoming | #33 | 13 | 1 in 108 |
| Kentucky | #34 | 113 | 1 in 181 |
| Vermont | #34 | 12 | 1 in 123 |
| Delaware | #35 | 23 | 1 in 141 |
| Alabama | #38 | 112 | 1 in 202 |
| Pennsylvania | #38 | 295 | 1 in 189 |
| Montana | #41 | 21 | 1 in 159 |
| Tennessee | #44 | 159 | 1 in 221 |
| Ohio | #45 | 247 | 1 in 229 |
| Missouri | #46 | 129 | 1 in 231 |
| North Dakota | #46 | 21 | 1 in 181 |
| Louisiana | #48 | 93 | 1 in 243 |
| Indiana | #49 | 140 | 1 in 241 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 54 | 1 in 246 |
| Iowa | #57 | 60 | 1 in 240 |
| South Carolina | #60 | 84 | 1 in 246 |
| Mississippi | #62 | 50 | 1 in 256 |
| Oregon | #62 | 65 | 1 in 253 |
| South Dakota | #66 | 17 | 1 in 221 |
| Idaho | #67 | 30 | 1 in 260 |
| Michigan | #68 | 154 | 1 in 286 |
| North Carolina | #68 | 170 | 1 in 295 |
| Colorado | #71 | 84 | 1 in 307 |
| Virginia | #71 | 132 | 1 in 299 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 86 | 1 in 292 |
| New Hampshire | #72 | 19 | 1 in 227 |
| Nebraska | #74 | 32 | 1 in 282 |
| Maryland | #76 | 84 | 1 in 310 |
| Utah | #76 | 61 | 1 in 317 |
| Minnesota | #77 | 79 | 1 in 331 |
| Washington | #77 | 105 | 1 in 324 |
| Kansas | #84 | 46 | 1 in 307 |
| Oklahoma | #89 | 57 | 1 in 324 |
| Nevada | #91 | 37 | 1 in 347 |
| Florida | #93 | 239 | 1 in 396 |
| Alaska | #94 | 10 | 1 in 291 |
| Georgia | #96 | 132 | 1 in 393 |
| Arizona | #102 | 85 | 1 in 393 |
| Connecticut | #106 | 36 | 1 in 368 |
| New York | #115 | 183 | 1 in 511 |
| New Jersey | #120 | 80 | 1 in 497 |
| Texas | #123 | 315 | 1 in 554 |
| Illinois | #130 | 106 | 1 in 543 |
| Massachusetts | #131 | 53 | 1 in 531 |
| New Mexico | #155 | 14 | 1 in 543 |
| California | #161 | 282 | 1 in 720 |
| Hawaii | #183 | 7 | 1 in 553 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 2019
Top girls' names in 2019
Top boys' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 10,111 of them was named Carson, which outranked 92.5% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,349Leilah168
- #1,355Althea167
- #1,355Ryder167
- #1,357Carson166
- #1,357Anyla166
- #1,357Ariela166
- #1,357Aryana166
- #1,366Aleia165
- #1,366Carlie165
- #1,366Darla165
Tied with 8 names at #1,357; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,794,216 boys got a published name in 2019; 1 in 397 of them was named Carson, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,133 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.