Karson
Boy · KAR-son · Scottish
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Karson is a boys' name of Scottish origin. In 2025 it ranked 820th for boys in the UK (44 babies) and 453rd for boys in the US (690 babies).
What does Karson mean?
Scottish: spelling of Carson, a Scottish surname
Spelling of Carson, a Scottish surname of uncertain origin; Kit Carson was a famous American frontiersman.
- Say it
- KAR-son
More on Wiktionary.
Is Karson a girl's or a boy's name?
Karson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 boys in the UK and 42 girls and 690 boys in the US.
How popular is Karson in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #820among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 44 boys in the UK were named Karson, making it the 820th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 628th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 79 boys.
Half of all the boys named Karson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 206 boys in the UK were given Karson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #261, up from #820 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,007th in England and Wales and 269th in Scotland.
Karson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #820 |
| 2024 | 43 | #838 |
| 2023 | 68 | #606 |
| 2022 | 45 | #792 |
| 2021 | 79 | #548 |
| 2020 | 63 | #628 |
| 2019 | 66 | #618 |
| 2018 | 50 | #755 |
| 2017 | 56 | #693 |
| 2016 | 40 | #863 |
| 2015 | 41 | #839 |
| 2014 | 36 | #905 |
| 2013 | 25 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 15 | #1,582 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,547 |
| 2007 | 10 | #1,987 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Karson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #453among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 690about 1 in 2,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 690 boys in the US were named Karson, making it the 453rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 266th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 1,345 boys. It first appears in the records in 1966. 42 girls were also named Karson in 2025 (3,576th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 7 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Karson than any year since 2009.
Half of all the boys named Karson in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 3,968 boys in the US were given Karson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #93, up from #453 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 32% of the babies named Karson in the US in 1990, and 6% in 2025.
Karson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 690 | #453 |
| 2024 | 819 | #397 |
| 2023 | 987 | #337 |
| 2022 | 988 | #339 |
| 2021 | 1,090 | #305 |
| 2020 | 1,289 | #266 |
| 2019 | 1,331 | #270 |
| 2018 | 1,345 | #265 |
| 2017 | 1,269 | #286 |
| 2016 | 1,104 | #318 |
| 2015 | 1,226 | #293 |
| 2014 | 1,039 | #328 |
| 2013 | 979 | #331 |
| 2012 | 838 | #363 |
| 2011 | 813 | #366 |
| 2010 | 760 | #380 |
| 2009 | 619 | #448 |
| 2008 | 566 | #487 |
| 2007 | 473 | #541 |
| 2006 | 450 | #559 |
| 2005 | 379 | #596 |
| 2004 | 354 | #603 |
| 2003 | 336 | #617 |
| 2002 | 270 | #678 |
| 2001 | 254 | #702 |
| 2000 | 238 | #725 |
| 1999 | 150 | #959 |
| 1998 | 101 | #1,213 |
| 1997 | 78 | #1,399 |
| 1996 | 81 | #1,332 |
| 1995 | 66 | #1,462 |
| 1994 | 67 | #1,430 |
| 1993 | 47 | #1,787 |
| 1992 | 50 | #1,692 |
| 1991 | 31 | #2,289 |
| 1990 | 23 | #2,774 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 17 | #2,938 |
| 1986 | 12 | #3,649 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,212 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,632 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,503 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
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