Carson is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carson means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carson across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carson has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carson is a boy name of Scottish origin meaning “of uncertain meaning”. originally a Scottish surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 140,887 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 2,081 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,067 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 331 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 199 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carson per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2018 (5,466/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2022 (157/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2021 (83/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2018 (24/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2012 (24/yr).
Carson has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2018, when it ranked #105 nationally (given to 5,698 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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