Carson has been given to about 140,887 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2018, which makes it a current name.
Carson ranks 124th among American boys in 2025, with 3,080 born that year. Its best year was 2018, when 5,466 babies were given the name, ranking 70th. The typical living American called Carson is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in West Virginia, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.