Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Carson
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2018
Peak era
2018
Peak births
5,259
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Carson
How many people are named Carson?
An estimated 126,674 living Americans are named Carson.
How rare is Carson?
Carson is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 2,883 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 45.2% from its 2018 peak.
How old is the typical Carson?
The median age of a living American named Carson is approximately 16 years, with most bearers falling between 9 and 22 years old.
Is Carson still popular?
Somewhat. Carson has been declining since its 2018 peak and registered 2,883 births in 2025.
Where is Carson most common?
Carson has its strongest geographic signal in Utah, where it appears 6.7× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20182025
Peak year
2018
Decline from peak
45.2%
2025
2,883
All-time
132,774
Where it lives now
Carson is most concentrated in Utah — about 6.7× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Carson is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.