Cason is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Cason means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Cason across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Cason has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Cason is a boy name of Modern origin meaning “a modern surname-style name”. A modern American coinage, respelling of Cason or Carson.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 11,388 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 140 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 6 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 3 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 Cason per year, United States (1973 to 2025). United States peaked in 2014 (731/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2016 (16/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2013 (3/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2020 (3/yr).
Cason has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2014, when it ranked #862 nationally (given to 740 babies that year).
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