Trend of the Popularity of Carson as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 2,883 male babies that were named Carson in the US, which was 0.17% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Carson peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2018 with a count of 5,259 babies, which was 0.29% of the total male babies born in the US in 2018.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Carson, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Carson.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Carson in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Carson in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Carson from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Carson as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year Number of Male Babies Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980 156 0.01
1981 164 0.01
1982 189 0.01
1983 185 0.01
1984 221 0.01
1985 256 0.01
1986 252 0.01
1987 250 0.01
1988 283 0.02
1989 377 0.02
1990 471 0.02
1991 537 0.03
1992 662 0.03
1993 699 0.04
1994 833 0.04
1995 893 0.05
1996 1010 0.05
1997 1047 0.06
1998 1471 0.08
1999 2347 0.12
2000 3239 0.17
2001 3943 0.20
2002 3600 0.19
2003 4861 0.25
2004 4379 0.22
2005 4354 0.22
2006 5012 0.24
2007 5120 0.25
2008 5127 0.25
2009 4997 0.25
2010 5098 0.27
2011 4927 0.26
2012 4597 0.24
2013 4540 0.24
2014 4625 0.24
2015 4761 0.25
2016 4931 0.26
2017 4766 0.26
2018 5259 0.29
2019 4522 0.25
2020 4196 0.24
2021 3777 0.22
2022 3408 0.20
2023 3210 0.19
2024 2901 0.17
2025 2883 0.17