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Carson-James

Gender
Boy
Say it
KAR-son-JAYMZ
Origin
Scottish
UK rank, 2025
#3,747 for boys

Carson-James is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,747th for boys in the UK (5 babies).

What does Carson-James mean?

Scottish: Carson + James

Joins Carson (Scottish) and James (Hebrew, “heel-holder, supplanter”).

Meanings borrowed from Carson and James.

Is Carson-James a girl's or a boy's name?

Carson-James is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Carson-James in the UK?

Rank in 2025
3,747th among boys
Babies in 2025
5 about 1 in 60,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 22% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 5 boys in the UK were named Carson-James, making it the 3,747th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 boys.

Among boys in 2025, it was 3,656th in England and Wales.

2014Busiest: 6 in 20192025
Carson-James in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
20255#3,747
20245#3,772
20231#6,556
20223#5,017
20216#3,179
20203#4,803
20196#3,184
20180–
20170–
20160–
20151#6,220
20143#4,829

Names like Carson-James

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Carson-James: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carson-james, updated 20 October 2026.