Carson

“Possibly son of Carr (Gaelic for rock or fort); disputed” — Scottish/Irish surname, disputed origin

Boy's name · #124 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Carson reached #70 in 2018 and has eased to #124 since. About 133,000 boys have carried it since 1880. Together with its spelling variant Karson (#453), Carson would rank around #99 with about 3,600 births last year — the newborns split about 81/19 between Carson and Karson.

Around the world: about 1 in 400 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 910 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 920 boys in N. Ireland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carsons

Carson Kressley — American television personality, fashion designer
Carson Foster — American swimmer
Carson Wentz — American football player (born 1992)
Carson Daly — American television and radio personality and producer
Carson Palmer — American football player (born 1979)

In stories & tradition

Carson Beckett — Stargate Atlantis
Carson Teva — Chapter 10: The Passenger · Chapter 12: The Siege
Carson Drew — Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

What Carsons become

Among 192 notable people named Carson:

Sports figures appear 2.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carson Foster, American swimmer.

Similar names: Karson · Tucker · Carter · Jameson · Jaxson · Nolan

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