The baby name Carson appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2018 with 7,019 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carson has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 14 |
| 1911 | 15 |
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1913 | 31 |
| 1914 | 62 |
| 1915 | 84 |
| 1916 | 81 |
| 1917 | 59 |
| 1918 | 89 |
| 1919 | 97 |
| 1920 | 86 |
| 1921 | 103 |
| 1922 | 112 |
| 1923 | 88 |
| 1924 | 136 |
| 1925 | 123 |
| 1926 | 115 |
| 1927 | 122 |
| 1928 | 95 |
| 1929 | 46 |
| 1930 | 103 |
| 1931 | 65 |
| 1932 | 106 |
| 1933 | 67 |
| 1934 | 72 |
| 1935 | 66 |
| 1936 | 93 |
| 1937 | 89 |
| 1938 | 77 |
| 1939 | 119 |
| 1940 | 98 |
| 1941 | 63 |
| 1942 | 89 |
| 1943 | 105 |
| 1944 | 43 |
| 1945 | 70 |
| 1946 | 82 |
| 1947 | 138 |
| 1948 | 130 |
| 1949 | 152 |
| 1950 | 97 |
| 1951 | 138 |
| 1952 | 115 |
| 1953 | 180 |
| 1954 | 151 |
| 1955 | 95 |
| 1956 | 49 |
| 1957 | 59 |
| 1958 | 37 |
| 1959 | 39 |
| 1960 | 53 |
| 1961 | 81 |
| 1962 | 19 |
| 1963 | 19 |
| 1964 | 74 |
| 1965 | 42 |
| 1966 | 40 |
| 1967 | 38 |
| 1968 | 54 |
| 1969 | 20 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1971 | 28 |
| 1972 | 20 |
| 1973 | 64 |
| 1974 | 51 |
| 1975 | 40 |
| 1976 | 78 |
| 1977 | 77 |
| 1978 | 98 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1979 | 86 |
| 1980 | 103 |
| 1981 | 87 |
| 1982 | 145 |
| 1983 | 115 |
| 1984 | 184 |
| 1985 | 245 |
| 1986 | 197 |
| 1987 | 191 |
| 1988 | 243 |
| 1989 | 12 |
| 1989 | 349 |
| 1990 | 39 |
| 1990 | 448 |
| 1991 | 136 |
| 1991 | 541 |
| 1992 | 206 |
| 1992 | 808 |
| 1993 | 190 |
| 1993 | 840 |
| 1994 | 200 |
| 1994 | 1,003 |
| 1995 | 162 |
| 1995 | 1,081 |
| 1996 | 259 |
| 1996 | 1,160 |
| 1997 | 272 |
| 1997 | 1,223 |
| 1998 | 395 |
| 1998 | 1,732 |
| 1999 | 471 |
| 1999 | 2,827 |
| 2000 | 406 |
| 2000 | 3,696 |
| 2001 | 365 |
| 2001 | 4,541 |
| 2002 | 283 |
| 2002 | 4,294 |
| 2003 | 279 |
| 2003 | 5,871 |
| 2004 | 267 |
| 2004 | 5,594 |
| 2005 | 280 |
| 2005 | 5,614 |
| 2006 | 228 |
| 2006 | 6,482 |
| 2007 | 223 |
| 2007 | 6,244 |
| 2008 | 261 |
| 2008 | 6,350 |
| 2009 | 190 |
| 2009 | 6,404 |
| 2010 | 145 |
| 2010 | 6,126 |
| 2011 | 184 |
| 2011 | 6,106 |
| 2012 | 170 |
| 2012 | 5,790 |
| 2013 | 125 |
| 2013 | 5,653 |
| 2014 | 160 |
| 2014 | 5,611 |
| 2015 | 184 |
| 2015 | 6,618 |
| 2016 | 161 |
| 2016 | 6,919 |
| 2017 | 216 |
| 2017 | 6,463 |
| 2018 | 186 |
| 2018 | 7,019 |
| 2019 | 148 |
| 2019 | 5,959 |
| 2020 | 163 |
| 2020 | 4,903 |
| 2021 | 144 |
| 2021 | 4,687 |
| 2022 | 121 |
| 2022 | 4,111 |
| 2023 | 179 |
| 2023 | 3,643 |
| 2024 | 154 |
| 2024 | 3,253 |