Carson
3 countries#124 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carson was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
140,887 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #124 · peaked in 2018 with 5,466 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,067 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #103 · peaked in 2021 with 83 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
340 births recorded 2000–2025 · currently #212 · peaked in 2012 with 24 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carson’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #87 | — |
| 2007 | #91 | ↓4 |
| 2008 | #89 | ↑2 |
| 2009 | #88 | ↑1 |
| 2010 | #82 | ↑6 |
| 2011 | #85 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #87 | ↓2 |
| 2013 | #90 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #91 | ↓1 |
| 2015 | #89 | ↑2 |
| 2016 | #81 | ↑8 |
| 2017 | #83 | ↓2 |
| 2018 | #70 | ↑13 |
| 2019 | #82 | ↓12 |
| 2020 | #84 | ↓2 |
| 2021 | #97 | ↓13 |
| 2022 | #110 | ↓13 |
| 2023 | #112 | ↓2 |
| 2024 | #124 | ↓12 |
| 2025 | #124 | — |
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