How Many People Are Named Carson?
people named Carson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,531 people in the US has this name
Based on 140,887 babies named Carson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,466 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a Scottish surname of uncertain meaning. A famous bearer of the surname was the American scout Kit Carson (1809-1868).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carson, 5.9% were girls and 94.1% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1900s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 5.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carson alive today is about 16 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2018, to 5,466 babies. In 2025, 3,080 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carson never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #70, in 2018, and it was in the top 100 in 18 years between 2001 and 2021. In 2025 it ranked #124.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #124 |
| Best rank | #70 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | 18 (2001 to 2021) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #87 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,600 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carson was given 2.2 times as often in South Dakota, 2.1 times in North Dakota and 2 times in Utah.
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