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Carson

Meaning: Possibly son of Carr
Origin: Scottish/Irish surname, disputed — Disputed; Carr is glossed as rock or fort in Gaelic

Boy's name · #124 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

95% boys · 5% girls — Carson is also given to girls: 197 in 2025, about 1 in 19 in recent years. Carson →

Popularity over time

Carson reached #70 in 2018 and has eased to #124 since. About 133,000 boys have carried it since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#103 in Scotland (2025) · #218 in N. Ireland (2025) · #272 in New Zealand (2025) · #290 in Ireland (2025) · #401 in England & Wales (2025) · #198 in Canada (2024).

Famous Carsons

Carson Kressley — American television personality, fashion designer
Carson Foster — American swimmer
Carson Wentz — American football player (born 1992)
Carson Daly — American television and radio personality and producer
Carson Palmer — American football player (born 1979)

In stories & tradition

Carson Beckett — Stargate Atlantis (TV series)
Carson Teva — Chapter 10: The Passenger (TV episode)
Carson Drew — Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (book series)

What Carsons become

Among 192 notable people named Carson:

Sports figures appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carson Foster, American swimmer.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Karson (#453), Carson would rank around #99 with about 3,600 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Carson and Karson.

Similar names: Karson · Tucker · Carter · Jameson · Jaxson · Brayden

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