Karson is an established boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Karson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #453 among boys (690) and #3,612 among girls (42) — overall #871 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 732 | 732 | #3,612 | #453 |
| 2024 | 871 | 871 | #3,101 | #397 |
| 2023 | 1,036 | 1,036 | #3,298 | #338 |
| 2022 | 1,045 | 1,045 | #2,946 | #339 |
| 2021 | 1,137 | 1,137 | #3,367 | #305 |
| 2020 | 1,342 | 1,342 | #3,044 | #266 |
| 2019 | 1,386 | 1,386 | #2,976 | #270 |
| 2018 | 1,413 | 1,413 | #2,575 | #265 |
| 2017 | 1,333 | 1,333 | #2,703 | #286 |
| 2016 | 1,188 | 1,188 | #2,280 | #318 |
| 2015 | 1,292 | 1,292 | #2,701 | #293 |
| 2014 | 1,092 | 1,092 | #3,126 | #328 |
| 2013 | 1,054 | 1,054 | #2,423 | #332 |
| 2012 | 901 | 901 | #2,792 | #364 |
| 2011 | 878 | 878 | #2,709 | #366 |
| 2010 | 828 | 828 | #2,656 | #380 |
| 2009 | 678 | 678 | #2,955 | #448 |
| 2008 | 616 | 616 | #3,353 | #487 |
| 2007 | 520 | 520 | #3,506 | #542 |
| 2006 | 504 | 504 | #3,117 | #560 |
| 2005 | 456 | 456 | #2,326 | #597 |
| 2004 | 421 | 421 | #2,514 | #605 |
| 2003 | 421 | 421 | #2,088 | #617 |
| 2002 | 332 | 332 | #2,535 | #679 |
| 2001 | 343 | 343 | #1,948 | #704 |
| 2000 | 326 | 326 | #1,928 | #726 |
| 1999 | 255 | 255 | #1,605 | #963 |
| 1998 | 152 | 152 | #2,675 | #1,220 |
| 1997 | 129 | — | #2,533 | #1,408 |
| 1996 | 126 | — | #2,733 | #1,344 |
| 1995 | 103 | — | #3,124 | #1,470 |
| 1994 | 113 | — | #2,686 | #1,445 |
| 1993 | 95 | — | #2,585 | #1,810 |
| 1992 | 93 | — | #2,800 | #1,715 |
| 1991 | 56 | — | #4,125 | #2,319 |
| 1990 | 34 | — | #7,566 | #2,827 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | — | #2,514 |
| 1988 | 27 | — | — | #2,274 |
| 1987 | 17 | — | — | #3,018 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,765 |
| 1985 | 17 | — | — | #2,893 |
| 1984 | 9 | — | — | #4,387 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | — | #3,001 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #6,865 |
| 1981 | 9 | — | — | #4,339 |
| 1980 | 17 | — | #11,125 | #3,512 |
| 1979 | 10 | — | — | #3,943 |
| 1978 | 6 | — | — | #5,427 |
| 1976 | 7 | — | — | #4,677 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,899 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | — | #4,945 |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #4,807 |
| 1966 | 5 | — | — | #4,247 |