Carson Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Boy Names Like Carson

Carson Name Origin: Scottish
Pronunciation: cahr-son
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Carson Name Meaning

An adventurous name with polished vibes, Carson has some serious style points on his side. A name that blends in many of today’s top trends, it’s no wonder parents can’t get enough of him.

Originally a surname, Carson is a natural beside Parker and Logan in the classroom. In addition, C names for boys are all over the top of the charts with Carter, Cameron, and Conner just some of his popular cousins. He also has the in-demand -son suffix found in Jackson and Grayson.

Carson has had a few famous wearers in the spotlight like talk show hosts Carson Daly and Johnny Carson as well as sports star Carson Wentz. History buffs may also recognize him as the surname of Kit Carson, a spirited outdoorsman who inspired tales of bravery during the 19th century. This gives Carson a similar untamed side like Boone and Crockett.

Fit for a bright-eyed boy with fun on his mind, little Carson is packed with personality. He isn’t one to sit on the sidelines, always front and center with the action. He has a passionate spirit and isn’t afraid to devote his all to causes closest to his heart.

Carson has a few spelling alternatives to explore as well like Karson and Carsen if you’re looking to mix things up.

Carson Name Popularity

How popular is the name Carson? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	519	7	0.002%
1911	510	10	0.0027%
1912	721	11	0.0022%
1913	622	22	0.0039%
1914	532	51	0.0073%
1915	579	60	0.0066%
1916	576	62	0.0064%
1917	664	48	0.0048%
1918	605	65	0.0061%
1919	587	69	0.0066%
1920	690	50	0.0045%
1921	607	73	0.0064%
1922	604	78	0.007%
1923	629	68	0.0061%
1924	551	97	0.0084%
1925	586	78	0.0069%
1926	605	71	0.0065%
1927	599	73	0.0066%
1928	640	59	0.0055%
1929	807	30	0.0029%
1930	620	61	0.0058%
1931	677	45	0.0046%
1932	573	69	0.007%
1933	687	39	0.0042%
1934	684	42	0.0043%
1935	655	46	0.0047%
1936	590	61	0.0063%
1937	579	65	0.0066%
1938	649	49	0.0048%
1939	535	77	0.0076%
1940	597	64	0.006%
1941	697	41	0.0036%
1942	600	71	0.0056%
1943	588	75	0.0057%
1944	803	27	0.0022%
1945	661	49	0.004%
1946	590	79	0.0054%
1947	578	98	0.0059%
1948	600	82	0.0051%
1949	577	93	0.0058%
1950	652	71	0.0044%
1951	575	100	0.0059%
1952	621	81	0.0046%
1953	625	88	0.005%
1954	606	104	0.0057%
1955	683	73	0.004%
1956	801	46	0.0024%
1957	760	54	0.0028%
1958	847	39	0.0021%
1959	900	34	0.0018%
1960	811	47	0.0025%
1961	783	54	0.0029%
1962	963	26	0.0014%
1963	968	25	0.0014%
1964	818	45	0.0026%
1965	915	27	0.0017%
1966	851	36	0.0023%
1967	901	27	0.0018%
1968	774	49	0.0033%
1969	1,017	24	0.0016%
1970	983	30	0.0019%
1971	1,060	25	0.0017%
1972	1,018	27	0.002%
1973	831	51	0.0039%
1974	863	46	0.0035%
1975	840	53	0.0041%
1976	751	75	0.0058%
1977	769	73	0.0054%
1978	741	85	0.0063%
1979	745	88	0.0062%
1980	747	91	0.0062%
1981	720	97	0.0066%
1982	650	127	0.0085%
1983	652	122	0.0083%
1984	575	169	0.0114%
1985	564	196	0.0129%
1986	577	193	0.0128%
1987	589	190	0.0125%
1988	562	221	0.0142%
1989	493	331	0.0205%
1990	456	420	0.0253%
1991	423	494	0.0303%
1992	357	627	0.0393%
1993	346	668	0.0428%
1994	310	813	0.053%
1995	295	865	0.0574%
1996	276	986	0.0659%
1997	269	1,027	0.0694%
1998	217	1,454	0.0971%
1999	156	2,330	0.1556%
2000	119	3,229	0.2114%
2001	95	3,933	0.261%
2002	105	3,585	0.2392%
2003	89	4,853	0.319%
2004	101	4,376	0.2871%
2005	101	4,353	0.2847%
2006	87	5,001	0.3194%
2007	90	5,118	0.3244%
2008	89	5,121	0.3313%
2009	88	4,991	0.3339%
2010	82	5,092	0.3533%
2011	85	4,920	0.3453%
2012	87	4,589	0.322%
2013	90	4,523	0.3177%
2014	91	4,611	0.3165%
2015	89	4,744	0.326%
2016	81	4,904	0.3401%
2017	83	4,718	0.338%
2018	70	5,218	0.3798%
2019	82	4,489	0.3316%
2020	84	4,084	0.3209%
2021	98	3,743	0.3062%
2022	110	3,305	0.2505%

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Names Like Carson

If you like Carson, you’ll love these other names like Carson.

What names are diminutives of Carson?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Carson sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Carson, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Carr	From the swampy place.	Scandinavian
Sonny	Son	English

What names are variants of Carson?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Carson.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Carsan	Son of the marsh-dwellers	Scottish
Carsen	Son of the marsh-dwellers	Scottish
Cason	Son of the marsh-dwellers	Scottish
Karson	Son of Carr	American
Kason	Created name	American

What names sound like Carson?

If you like how Carson sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Carson.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Carsten
Carter	Cart user	English
Carvel	Swampy dwelling	French
Carvell	Swampy dwelling	French
Carver	One who carves wood	English
Christian	Follower of Christ	Latin
Garson	Son of Gar	English

Gerson	Exile	Hebrew
Karsten	A variant form of Christian.
Marsten	Town near the marsh	English
Marston	Town near the marsh	English

What names are similar to Carson?

Find a name that’s like Carson, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Aiden	Little fire	Irish
Colton	Charcoal settlement	English
Declan	Full of goodness	Irish
Finn	Fair	Irish
Harrison	Son of Harry	English
Jackson	Son of Jack	English
Jameson	Son of James	English
Liam	Helmet of will	Irish
Marshall	Caretaker of horses	English
Preston	Priest's town	English

Lists With Carson

Find inspiration in these baby boy name lists featuring the name Carson.

Siblings of Carson

Mamas with kids named Carson also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Sawyer	Wood Cutter	English

Charles	Free man	German
Noah	To rest	Hebrew

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19 Comments

Ashlee Sep 19 at 11:17 am

My maiden name is Carson and my dad has all girls, so it was a way to carry in the family name without him having a son.

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Audra Oct 4 at 5:20 pm

When we were throwing names around our 3 year old kept sticking with Carson

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Anne May 10 at 7:28 pm

We just decided on not while in the hospital.

We love the name that’s why we picked it.

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Brooke Mar 15 at 6:45 pm

Loved it hated that I couldn’t choose his middle name

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Lindsey Mar 2 at 8:14 am

We liked that the name is Nordic in origin (as are we) but didn’t name our child after any specific family member.

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Ashlee Sep 24 at 10:37 am

Carson is my maiden name. So his name has significant family meaning for both sides. Carson David Jones. Carson is my maiden name, David is my husbands middle name, my FIL’s name, and my husbands grandfathers middle name. And then Jones is our last name.

It’s still hard getting used to it as a first name when it was my last name for 25 years.

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Erica Sep 20 at 8:55 am

He is named after his grandpas, both of their middle names. I love his name and everything abouthim!

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Meagan Aug 26 at 7:36 am

It’s a family name. I think that it’s cute and not overly used. It sounds good with our first child whose name is Parker.

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Erica Aug 23 at 4:11 pm

It’s his grandpa on his dads sides middle name.

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Brynn Jun 6 at 12:46 pm

I named my son Carson. I love the name. Although the name isn’t extremely unique, we still haven’t met many
Carsons and I like that.

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MARY Feb 5 at 8:59 pm

Like the name, also a family name

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Ashley Jan 15 at 4:29 pm

We loved the name Carson because it sounds current etc but also isn’t used that often.

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Brooke Oct 25 at 4:05 pm

We liked Cooper and Carter but neither seemed to fit. Then we landed on Carson. Initially we liked the name, and after researching we learned it means “Christian“, which is our older son’s name. So it seemed special to connect them in that subtle way

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Laura Jun 29 at 2:35 pm

It was different and means courage. Goes well with his middle and last name

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Katie Apr 15 at 7:11 pm

We have a large family and looked at baby names since many we liked are already used.

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Anastasia Mar 16 at 6:59 am

When we first found out we where pregnant my husband had mentioned the name carson right from the start for a boy and I absolutely loved it. We had a boy name picked out with no problem. We couldn’t decide on a girl name so it worked out that it was a boy.

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Sammie Feb 2 at 1:18 pm

While dad and I were shopping one day, that name came to dads mind. He said “Carson….that’s it!!” And I too really loved that name for him. Carson Daniel, with his middle name being after my dad, who never had to actually had to be my dad. He raised me…which to me, makes him an incredible man and for that…I named my son after him. ?

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Sarah Jul 13 at 7:05 pm

We chose the name Carson because it’s classic and adorable. Our last name is Campbell and being a teacher, I love alliterations! Carson Campbell for the win. 🙂

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Deborah Jun 8 at 9:12 am

Named after Eagles football player Carson Wentz.

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