Is Caron a boy or girl name?
Caron is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 10 boys were named Caron, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 75.6% of the 4,207 US babies named Caron were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,827
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Caron since 1935
- 4,207
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Caron, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 33 | 86.8% |
| 1940s | 0 | 443 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 1,014 | 99.5% |
| 1960s | 0 | 817 | 100% |
| 1970s | 30 | 565 | 95% |
| 1980s | 83 | 214 | 72.1% |
| 1990s | 121 | 69 | 36.3% |
| 2000s | 477 | 24 | 4.8% |
| 2010s | 248 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 59 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,827 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,827 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 10 | #7,852 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,388 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 16 | #5,495 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 19 | #4,991 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 19 | #4,952 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,379 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | #4,977 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,147 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,918 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 33 | #3,311 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,057 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 45 | #2,688 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 43 | #2,809 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 71 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,000 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,957 | 7 | #13,017 |
| 2003 | 44 | #2,398 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,512 | 8 | #11,320 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,630 | 9 | #10,262 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,625 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 12 | #5,357 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 20 | #3,610 | 6 | #12,721 |
| 1997 | 16 | #4,085 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,916 | 9 | #8,934 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,552 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,929 | 11 | #7,686 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,255 | 10 | #8,159 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,923 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,027 | 16 | #5,707 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,439 | 17 | #5,328 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,835 | 14 | #5,887 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,194 | 7 | #9,404 |
| 1987 | 11 | #4,003 | 12 | #5,977 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 16 | #4,755 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,079 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,046 | 19 | #4,019 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,000 | 20 | #3,831 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,723 | 29 | #3,025 |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,242 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,185 | 55 | #1,942 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,122 | 69 | #1,626 |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,205 | 91 | #1,315 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,657 | 115 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,942 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,201 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,707 | 39 | #2,101 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,136 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,459 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,517 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,654 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,933 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,711 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,401 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,210 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,168 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,206 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,180 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,045 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,051 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 117 | #996 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,005 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 118 | #951 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 138 | #865 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 171 | #742 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 123 | #876 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,898 | 113 | #905 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,040 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,030 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,507 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,630 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,325 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,252 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,378 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,229 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,249 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,317 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 64 | #992 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,302 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,225 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,375 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,135 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,353 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,334 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,726 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Caron reached #1,924 in 2005. As a girl name, it reached #742 in 1956. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Caron
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.