Boys' name · peaked in 2020
Karson name popularity since 1925
23,500 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Karson (9.0% girls, 91.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Karson is about 11 years old in 2026. Karson peaked in 2020 as the #266 name for boys, and it ranked #453 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 23,500
- Named Karson, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #453
- for boys in 2025 (690 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 91.0% boys
- 2,106 girls · 21,394 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.82× its national share
Peak year is the year Karson made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Karson births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2018. Measured as a share of all babies, Karson peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Karson became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 18,900 baby boys to 1 in 5,880.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 46%, from 1 in 1,340 to 1 in 2,480.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Karson's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Karson.
Decade by decade
Babies named Karson in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 40 | #5,899 |
| 1980s | 5 | 149 | #2,893 |
| 1990s | 462 | 694 | #1,470 |
| 2000s | 678 | 3,939 | #597 |
| 2010s | 661 | 10,704 | #293 |
| 2020–25 | 300 | 5,863 | #453 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
63.5% of babies named Karson from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Karson is most popular
The index compares Karson's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Karson.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.82× | 497 |
| Mississippi | 2.67× | 670 |
| Louisiana | 2.43× | 905 |
| Alabama | 2.39× | 876 |
| Arkansas | 2.18× | 465 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Karson and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Karson (this page) | 21,394 | 2020 |
| Carson | 131,141 | 2018 |
| Karsen | 3,472 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Karson's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Karson.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Karson (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data