Carson
Pronounced K AA1 R S AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2018
- 145 years in use
- 3 spellings
How popular is Carson?
Carson is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 170,725 children — the 221st most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2018, when 6,954 children were given it.
Three other spellings are counted in that total — Karson, Carsen and Karsen — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Carson and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Karson
- Carsen
- Karsen
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- K AA1 R S AH0 N · K AA1 R S EH1 N · K AA1 R Z AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 10 · 11 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Carson
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Carson
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Carson?
- Carson ranks 221st among boys' names in US records, with 170,725 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 56,076.
- Is Carson a unisex name?
- No. Carson is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Carson most popular?
- 2018, when 6,954 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Carson spelled?
- Karson, Carsen, Karsen. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.