Boys' name · since 1999
Carrson
Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 182 babies named Carrson, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
182 boys have been named Carrson since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carrson recorded 182 times among boys since 1999, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2022.
- #13,526 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 182 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrson ranks #13,526 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #13,526 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 182
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carrson's 182 recorded births place it above 70.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carrson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carrson's full recorded timeline at 2011, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2018, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carrson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2022
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Carrson by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (81 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Carrson's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Carrson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 81 births (45% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carrson's data
- Carrson's decade-level peak was the 2000s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carrson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carrson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.