Carson

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Meaning

Carson is a unisex given name, originating from a Scottish and Irish surname of unknown meaning.

From Wikipedia

Carson first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 127 babies (rank #367 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,006

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

127

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Downton Abbey: Mr Carson — the butler

Famous people named Carson

Carson McCullersprose writer · b. 1917

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4	#2,440
1997	4	#2,427
1998	7	#1,673
1999	4	#2,504
2000	11	#1,255
2001	9	#1,488
2002	13	#1,198
2003	6	#2,246
2004	19	#1,042
2005	25	#893
2006	35	#735
2007	47	#622
2008	51	#613
2009	59	#563
2010	70	#504
2011	84	#449
2012	115	#367
2013	83	#464
2014	111	#369
2015	114	#384
2016	127	#367