The name Karson is a girl's name of English origin meaning "son of the marsh-dwellers".

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Karson is a respelling of the classic surname-turned-first name Carson, which some feel makes it more modern.

As a gender neutral name, this name leans heavily toward the male side, though slightly less heavily via the K spelling. Last year, there were 3300 baby boys named Carson and 168 girls, while Karson was used for 977 baby boys and 57 baby girls. 

Southern writer Carson McCullers was a famous female bearer of this name.

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The name Karson peaked for girls at #1605 in 1999. The name is most popular in KARSON, KARSON, and KARSON. Karson is also used for boys, ranking #453 in 2025.

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The name Karson is a boy's name meaning "son of the marsh dwellers".

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An increasingly popular spelling of Carson, Karson feels at home with Kayden, Kieran, and Kai. While the Carson spelling sits just outside the Top 100 and is used three times more often, Karson is still given to around 980 babies each year.

A common English surname, Carson is a patronymic that's also a place name, referring to the son of people who lived in a certain location, in this case, near to a marsh. Associated with actor Kit Carson and writer Carson McCullers, it has been used in the US Top 1000 since the beginning of the 20th century. 

Karson joined it in the charts in 1999 and now sits just below the Top 300 - however, when you combine the most popular spellings of Carson together, it begins to feel like a Top 100 name, ranking similarly to Bennett, Weston, and Rowan.

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The name Karson is currently ranked #453 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #265 in 2018. The name is most popular in KARSON, KARSON, and KARSON. Karson is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#3,125	53	29.7
2015	#2,701	66	37
2016	#2,279	84	47.4
2017	#2,702	64	37.1
2018	#2,574	68	40
2019	#2,975	55	32.8
2020	#3,041	53	32.8
2021	#3,366	47	28.6
2022	#2,944	57	34.8
2023	#3,297	49	30.5
2024	#3,132	51	31.5
2025	#3,612	42	26.1

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