Carson
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Carson is a Scottish name for the son of a marsh dweller, or one who lives in a swamp. Carson has a rugged frontier feel from Kit Carson and Carson City, and a lighter side from Johnny Carson and Carson Daly. Carson can honor author Carson McCullers, who wrote The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter at twenty-three. Carson Beckett is the witty Scottish chief medical officer on Stargate Atlantis.
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Usage of Carson in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Carson against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Carson is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Carson in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,883 boys were named Carson, making it the #124 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 132,774 boys have been named Carson, with the most (5,259) in 2018. It is most common, relative to births, in West Virginia, New Hampshire and Vermont.
In 2025, 197 girls were named Carson, making it the #1173 girls' name in the US. Since 1947, 8,113 girls have been named Carson, with the most (447) in 1999. It is most common, relative to births, in Oklahoma, Alabama and North Carolina.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| Canada (Ontario) | #171 boys | 79 | Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General, ServiceOntario), 2024 |
| England and Wales | #401 boys | 101 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Ireland | #286 boys | 15 | Central Statistics Office (CSO), 2025 |
| New Zealand | #270 boys | 17 | Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), Births, Deaths and Marriages, 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (English-speaking) | #212 boys | 9 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Northern Ireland (Irish-speaking) | #212 boys | 9 | Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), 2025 |
| Scotland | #103 boys | 49 | National Records of Scotland (NRS), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Carson
There are 32 towns and villages with Carson in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 30🇨🇦 Canada 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Carson | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 93,281 | Map |
| Carson City | Nevada, 🇺🇸 United States | 58,639 | Map |
| West Carson | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 21,699 | Map |
| Fort Carson | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 13,813 | Map |
| Carson | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,279 | Map |
| Carson City | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,090 | Map |
| Carson | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 816 | Map |
| Carson | North Dakota, 🇺🇸 United States | 290 | Map |
| Kit Carson | Colorado, 🇺🇸 United States | 229 | Map |
| Carson | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Carson
There are 39 lakes and reservoirs with Carson in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 24🇨🇦 Canada 15
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| Carson Heath | Maine, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Carson Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Carson songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Carson in their title. The best known:
- Johnny Carson (1977)
- BE STILL (Carson)
- CARSON
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Carson
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Carson.
Carson Daly
Carson McCullers
Carson Tinker
Fictional characters named Carson
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Carson as a pet name
FurryName has found 117 dogs named Carson in public pet registers, making it the #1,413 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Richmond (3), Framingham (2), Burlington (1). Carson as a dog name →
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