Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Carson

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carson
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2018

Peak era

2018

Peak rank proxy

5,259

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20182024

Peak year

2018

Decline from peak

45%

2024

2,890

All-time

129,861

Carson is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2018, when 5,259 boys were named Carson.

In 2024, only 2,890 boys were given the name.

Down 45% from its peak.

All told, about 129,861 Americans have been named Carson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2018

20185,259 boys named Carson

20242,890 boys named Carson

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