Is Carson a boy or girl name?
Carson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 173 girls and 2,890 boys were named Carson, so 5.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.7% of the 137,777 US babies named Carson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #123
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,322
- Babies named Carson since 1880
- 137,777
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 5,466 babies
Boys and girls named Carson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 93 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 753 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,050 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 933 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,123 | 22 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 1,212 | 46 | 3.7% |
| 1960s | 859 | 23 | 2.6% |
| 1970s | 1,185 | 110 | 8.5% |
| 1980s | 2,333 | 236 | 9.2% |
| 1990s | 9,971 | 2,244 | 18.4% |
| 2000s | 44,631 | 2,554 | 5.4% |
| 2010s | 48,019 | 1,776 | 3.6% |
| 2020s | 17,468 | 905 | 4.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,890 | #123 | 173 | #1,322 |
| 2023 | 3,209 | #112 | 188 | #1,239 |
| 2022 | 3,407 | #110 | 170 | #1,368 |
| 2021 | 3,769 | #97 | 172 | #1,311 |
| 2020 | 4,193 | #84 | 202 | #1,159 |
| 2019 | 4,520 | #82 | 166 | #1,360 |
| 2018 | 5,259 | #70 | 207 | #1,163 |
| 2017 | 4,765 | #83 | 193 | #1,237 |
| 2016 | 4,931 | #81 | 186 | #1,291 |
| 2015 | 4,760 | #89 | 178 | #1,330 |
| 2014 | 4,624 | #91 | 173 | #1,351 |
| 2013 | 4,538 | #90 | 152 | #1,467 |
| 2012 | 4,597 | #87 | 153 | #1,477 |
| 2011 | 4,927 | #85 | 179 | #1,316 |
| 2010 | 5,098 | #82 | 189 | #1,264 |
| 2009 | 4,997 | #88 | 188 | #1,288 |
| 2008 | 5,127 | #89 | 202 | #1,243 |
| 2007 | 5,120 | #91 | 200 | #1,241 |
| 2006 | 5,012 | #87 | 212 | #1,152 |
| 2005 | 4,354 | #101 | 214 | #1,105 |
| 2004 | 4,379 | #101 | 236 | #997 |
| 2003 | 4,861 | #89 | 280 | #862 |
| 2002 | 3,600 | #105 | 293 | #800 |
| 2001 | 3,942 | #95 | 352 | #705 |
| 2000 | 3,239 | #119 | 377 | #655 |
| 1999 | 2,347 | #156 | 447 | #561 |
| 1998 | 1,471 | #218 | 299 | #730 |
| 1997 | 1,047 | #268 | 251 | #825 |
| 1996 | 1,010 | #275 | 251 | #811 |
| 1995 | 893 | #297 | 204 | #925 |
| 1994 | 833 | #314 | 204 | #926 |
| 1993 | 699 | #346 | 189 | #981 |
| 1992 | 663 | #357 | 202 | #952 |
| 1991 | 537 | #421 | 129 | #1,291 |
| 1990 | 471 | #456 | 68 | #1,991 |
| 1989 | 377 | #490 | 36 | #2,996 |
| 1988 | 283 | #547 | 30 | #3,238 |
| 1987 | 250 | #574 | 23 | #3,765 |
| 1986 | 252 | #561 | 27 | #3,290 |
| 1985 | 256 | #548 | 24 | #3,526 |
| 1984 | 221 | #571 | 18 | #4,184 |
| 1983 | 185 | #627 | 15 | #4,709 |
| 1982 | 189 | #633 | 18 | #4,190 |
| 1981 | 164 | #675 | 26 | #3,264 |
| 1980 | 156 | #697 | 19 | #4,018 |
| 1979 | 154 | #689 | 16 | #4,445 |
| 1978 | 137 | #717 | 13 | #4,970 |
| 1977 | 135 | #737 | 14 | #4,689 |
| 1976 | 140 | #702 | 11 | #5,256 |
| 1975 | 123 | #750 | 20 | #3,413 |
| 1974 | 103 | #786 | 9 | #5,816 |
| 1973 | 101 | #789 | 11 | #4,915 |
| 1972 | 104 | #783 | 8 | #6,020 |
| 1971 | 84 | #887 | 8 | #6,076 |
| 1970 | 104 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 80 | #856 | 10 | #4,753 |
| 1968 | 87 | #796 | 5 | #7,134 |
| 1967 | 71 | #849 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 79 | #822 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 89 | #786 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 85 | #816 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 87 | #813 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 85 | #825 | 8 | #4,919 |
| 1961 | 106 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 90 | #805 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 98 | #774 | 6 | #5,635 |
| 1958 | 99 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 107 | #721 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 113 | #694 | 5 | #6,076 |
| 1955 | 126 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 136 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 141 | #611 | 12 | #3,291 |
| 1952 | 121 | #638 | 7 | #4,544 |
| 1951 | 151 | #556 | 9 | #3,750 |
| 1950 | 120 | #626 | 7 | #4,372 |
| 1949 | 133 | #587 | 5 | #5,335 |
| 1948 | 117 | #626 | 6 | #4,740 |
| 1947 | 135 | #584 | 11 | #3,278 |
| 1946 | 131 | #557 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 98 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 69 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 122 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 115 | #580 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 97 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 106 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 117 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 87 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 99 | #579 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 89 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 84 | #648 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 84 | #658 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 71 | #722 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 111 | #560 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 86 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 105 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 72 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 101 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 105 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 113 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 103 | #617 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 132 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 108 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 120 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 97 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 99 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 103 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 103 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 90 | #624 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 113 | #540 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 95 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 96 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 47 | #652 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 45 | #611 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 37 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 24 | #582 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 22 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 12 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 15 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 13 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 12 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 10 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 14 | #601 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 17 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 11 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 16 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 10 | #669 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 16 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 12 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,064 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 12 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 8 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 7 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #712 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 14 | #463 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 8 | #709 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 9 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 13 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 14 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #802 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 9 | #644 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carson reached #70 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #561 in 1999. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carson
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.