Name meaning & stats
Carson
Carson means “son of the marsh-dweller (debated)”. 137,827 US babies since 1940, peak 2018.
What it means
“son of the marsh-dweller (debated)”
Debated
Originally a surname.
In US birth records
Peak year: 2018
137,827 US babies were named Carson between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Carson (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
The most common spelling: 80% of the family
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2018)