Carson

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Carson is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (5% of births). There have been 137,777 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 129,861 as boys and 7,916 as girls. Carson gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2018 and has since declined in popularity.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 3,063
2023 3,397
2022 3,577
2021 3,941
2020 4,395
2019 4,686
2018 5,466
2017 4,958
2016 5,117
2015 4,938
2014 4,797
2013 4,690
2012 4,750
2011 5,106
2010 5,287
2009 5,185
2008 5,329
2007 5,320
2006 5,224
2005 4,568
2004 4,615
2003 5,141
2002 3,893
2001 4,294
2000 3,616
1999 2,794
1998 1,770
1997 1,298
1996 1,261
1995 1,097
1994 1,037
1993 888
1992 865
1991 666
1990 539
1989 413
1988 313
1987 273
1986 279
1985 280
1984 239
1983 200
1982 207
1981 190
1980 175
1979 170
1978 150
1977 149
1976 151
1975 143
1974 112
1973 112
1972 112
1971 92
1970 104
1969 90
1968 92
1967 71
1966 79
1965 89
1964 85
1963 87
1962 93
1961 106
1960 90
1959 104
1958 99
1957 107
1956 118
1955 126
1954 136
1953 153
1952 128
1951 160
1950 127
1949 138
1948 123
1947 146
1946 131
1945 98
1944 69
1943 122
1942 115
1941 97
1940 106
1939 117
1938 87
1937 99
1936 89
1935 84
1934 84
1933 71
1932 111
1931 86
1930 105
1929 72
1928 101
1927 105
1926 113
1925 103
1924 132
1923 108
1922 120
1921 97
1920 99
1919 103
1918 103
1917 90
1916 113
1915 95
1914 96
1913 47
1912 45
1911 37
1910 24
1909 22
1908 12
1907 15
1906 13
1905 12
1904 10
1903 14
1902 17
1901 11
1900 16
1899 10
1898 16
1897 5
1896 8
1895 10
1894 12
1893 5
1892 12
1891 7
1890 8
1889 7
1888 9
1887 14
1886 8
1885 9
1884 13
1882 14
1881 6
1880 9