How Many People Are Named Karson?
people named Karson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,687 people in the US has this name
Based on 23,500 babies named Karson in Social Security records from 1966 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,413 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Karson, 9% were girls and 91% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1980s: 3.2% of the babies were girls then and 4.9% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Karson alive today is about 11 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 16 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Karson first appears in the records in 1966 and was given most often in 2018, to 1,413 babies. In 2025, 732 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1966 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Karson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #265, in 2018. In 2025 it ranked #453.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #453 |
| Best rank | #265 (2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #322 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Karson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Karson were born in Texas than in any other state: about 2,139 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Karson was given 4 times as often in Mississippi, 3.1 times in Louisiana and 3 times in Alabama.
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