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Karson name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Karson ranks #453 in male records (690 reported) and #3,612 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,612 · 42 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 10 female records (52 to 42); rank moved from #3,101 to #3,612.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 5 female records (47 to 42); rank moved from #3,367 to #3,612.
2025 male rank and count
#453 · 690 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 129 male records (819 to 690); rank moved from #397 to #453.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 400 male records (1,090 to 690); rank moved from #305 to #453.
Peak year in available data
2018: 1,345 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Karson becoming more popular?

Karson's reported male count decreased by 129 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #397 to #453. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Karson in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KarsonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,3450201620252016: 84 female records2017: 64 female records2018: 68 female records2019: 55 female records2020: 53 female records2021: 47 female records2022: 57 female records2023: 49 female records2024: 52 female records2025: 42 female records2016: 1,104 male records2017: 1,269 male records2018: 1,345 male records2019: 1,331 male records2020: 1,289 male records2021: 1,090 male records2022: 988 male records2023: 987 male records2024: 819 male records2025: 690 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025423,612690453
2024523,101819397
2023493,298987338
2022572,946988339
2021473,3671,090305
2020533,0441,289266
2019552,9761,331270
2018682,5751,345265
2017642,7031,269286
2016842,2801,104318

Questions about Karson’s popularity

How common is Karson in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Karson ranks #453 in male records (690 reported) and #3,612 in female records (42 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Karson?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Karson only.

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