Carson

Where Carson comes from

Could originate from the Gaelic name "Carr" or "Carra", meaning "rock" or "fort," combined with "son", thus "son of Carr.".
— Wiktionary's entry for Carson
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #640 among boys — 9 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1917
    Carson McCullers born
    American writer
  3. 1969
    Carson Kressley born
    American television personality, fashion designer
  4. 2018
    Peak, #70
    5,259 babies named Carson — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
  • A female given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Carson McCullers · American writer, 1917–1967
  • Carson Kressley · American television personality, fashion designer, born 1969
  • Carson Daly · American television and radio personality and producer, born 1973
  • Carson Wentz · American football player, born 1992
  • Carson Foster · American swimmer, born 2001

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.