Carson Name Popularity

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How popular is Carson?

Ranking 70th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Carson is popular.

Currently in the top 100, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #70 for the first time this year with 5,227 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Carson was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1908-1914, 1967-1970, 1973-1976, 1979-1985, and 1986-2003, the name Carson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1926-1929 were years of successive downward movement.

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carson be?

Carson's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Carson lately has risen.

The name Carson is favored by many parents and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Carson (Girl)		Carson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		205	1,165	5,227	70
2017		193	1,235	4,740	83
2016		185	1,291	4,918	81
2015		178	1,328	4,745	89
2014		173	1,349	4,618	91
2013		152	1,464	4,529	90
2012		152	1,481	4,593	87
2011		178	1,320	4,923	85
2010		189	1,264	5,097	82
2009		188	1,287	4,997	87
2008		202	1,243	5,126	89
2007		200	1,241	5,119	90
2006		212	1,151	5,011	87
2005		214	1,105	4,354	101
2004		236	996	4,379	101
2003		280	862	4,860	89
2002		293	800	3,599	105
2001		352	704	3,941	95
2000		377	654	3,239	119
1999		447	561	2,347	156
1998		299	730	1,471	218
1997		251	825	1,047	268
1996		251	811	1,009	275
1995		204	925	893	297
1994		204	926	831	315
1993		189	981	699	346
1992		202	952	662	358
1991		129	1,291	537	421
1990		68	1,991	471	456
1989		36	2,996	376	491
1988		30	3,238	283	547
1987		23	3,764	249	576
1986		27	3,288	253	559
1985		24	3,525	255	549
1984		18	4,183	220	572
1983		15	4,707	185	627
1982		18	4,190	189	633
1981		26	3,262	162	679
1980		19	4,017	156	697
1979		16	4,442	152	693
1978		13	4,968	139	714
1977		14	4,686	135	735
1976		11	5,256	140	701
1975		20	3,412	123	750
1974		9	5,811	103	786
1973		11	4,913	101	788
1972		8	6,018	104	783
1971		8	6,071	84	888
1970		< 5	--	105	797
1969		10	4,753	81	853
1968		5	7,133	87	796
1967		< 5	--	72	844
1966		< 5	--	79	822
1965		< 5	--	89	786
1964		< 5	--	84	826
1963		< 5	--	87	814
1962		8	4,918	86	818
1961		< 5	--	105	749
1960		< 5	--	89	810
1959		6	5,639	98	772
1958		< 5	--	99	740
1957		< 5	--	107	723
1956		5	6,071	113	694
1955		< 5	--	125	656
1954		< 5	--	137	630
1953		12	3,293	141	611
1952		7	4,541	121	638
1951		9	3,750	151	556
1950		7	4,376	120	627
1949		5	5,335	133	587
1948		6	4,741	117	626
1947		11	3,277	135	583
1946		< 5	--	131	557
1945		< 5	--	98	611
1944		< 5	--	69	746
1943		< 5	--	122	572
1942		< 5	--	115	580
1941		< 5	--	97	609
1940		< 5	--	106	576
1939		< 5	--	117	531
1938		< 5	--	87	643
1937		< 5	--	99	579
1936		< 5	--	89	618
1935		< 5	--	84	648
1934		< 5	--	84	658
1933		< 5	--	71	722
1932		< 5	--	112	558
1931		< 5	--	84	650
1930		< 5	--	106	582
1929		< 5	--	72	744
1928		< 5	--	101	607
1927		< 5	--	105	609
1926		< 5	--	113	586
1925		< 5	--	103	617
1924		< 5	--	132	549
1923		< 5	--	108	611
1922		< 5	--	120	586
1921		< 5	--	97	656
1920		< 5	--	99	632
1919		< 5	--	103	594
1918		< 5	--	103	605
1917		< 5	--	90	624
1916		< 5	--	113	540
1915		< 5	--	95	583
1914		< 5	--	96	500
1913		< 5	--	47	652
1912		< 5	--	45	611
1911		< 5	--	37	482
1910		< 5	--	24	582
1909		< 5	--	22	558
1908		< 5	--	12	787
1907		< 5	--	15	674
1906		< 5	--	13	681
1905		< 5	--	12	705
1904		< 5	--	10	769
1903		< 5	--	14	601
1902		< 5	--	17	525
1901		< 5	--	11	642
1900		< 5	--	16	628
1899		< 5	--	10	669
1898		< 5	--	16	525
1897		< 5	--	5	1,088
1896		< 5	--	8	837
1895		< 5	--	10	699
1894		< 5	--	12	600
1893		< 5	--	5	1,064
1892		< 5	--	12	608
1891		< 5	--	7	780
1890		< 5	--	8	756
1889		< 5	--	7	810
1888		< 5	--	9	712
1887		< 5	--	14	463
1886		< 5	--	8	709
1885		< 5	--	9	654
1884		< 5	--	13	525
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	14	495
1881		< 5	--	6	802
1880		< 5	--	9	644

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.