Is Karson a boy or girl name?
Karson is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 51 girls and 813 boys were named Karson, so 5.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 9.1% of the 22,753 US babies named Karson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #397
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,132
- Babies named Karson since 1966
- 22,753
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 1,412 babies
Boys and girls named Karson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 40 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 149 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 1990s | 694 | 462 | 40% |
| 2000s | 3,938 | 678 | 14.7% |
| 2010s | 10,699 | 661 | 5.8% |
| 2020s | 5,165 | 257 | 4.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 813 | #397 | 51 | #3,132 |
| 2023 | 987 | #337 | 49 | #3,297 |
| 2022 | 986 | #339 | 57 | #2,944 |
| 2021 | 1,090 | #305 | 47 | #3,366 |
| 2020 | 1,289 | #265 | 53 | #3,041 |
| 2019 | 1,328 | #270 | 55 | #2,975 |
| 2018 | 1,344 | #265 | 68 | #2,574 |
| 2017 | 1,268 | #286 | 64 | #2,702 |
| 2016 | 1,104 | #318 | 84 | #2,279 |
| 2015 | 1,226 | #293 | 66 | #2,701 |
| 2014 | 1,039 | #328 | 53 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 979 | #332 | 75 | #2,423 |
| 2012 | 838 | #364 | 63 | #2,791 |
| 2011 | 813 | #366 | 65 | #2,709 |
| 2010 | 760 | #380 | 68 | #2,656 |
| 2009 | 619 | #448 | 59 | #2,955 |
| 2008 | 566 | #487 | 50 | #3,353 |
| 2007 | 473 | #542 | 47 | #3,505 |
| 2006 | 450 | #560 | 54 | #3,117 |
| 2005 | 378 | #599 | 77 | #2,325 |
| 2004 | 354 | #605 | 67 | #2,514 |
| 2003 | 336 | #617 | 85 | #2,088 |
| 2002 | 270 | #679 | 62 | #2,535 |
| 2001 | 254 | #704 | 89 | #1,948 |
| 2000 | 238 | #726 | 88 | #1,928 |
| 1999 | 150 | #963 | 105 | #1,605 |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,220 | 51 | #2,675 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,408 | 51 | #2,533 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,344 | 45 | #2,733 |
| 1995 | 66 | #1,470 | 37 | #3,124 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,444 | 46 | #2,686 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,810 | 48 | #2,585 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,715 | 43 | #2,800 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,318 | 25 | #4,124 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,827 | 11 | #7,565 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,514 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 17 | #3,017 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,893 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,387 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,002 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,866 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,340 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,511 | 5 | #11,127 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,944 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,427 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,679 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,899 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,945 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,245 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karson reached #265 in 2018. As a girl name, it reached #1,605 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 Karson
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.