Karson

Karson for girls#3612 US

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.

Karson for boys#453 US

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.