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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Carlson

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Variant of Carlton free mens town.

Pronunciation

c(a)-rl-son, car-lson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #4943, 19 births); most recent 2025 (rank #12008, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoys
20255
202414
202312
2022–
202112
20208
201913
201811
201718
201619

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #2741, 6 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20245
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
20185
20173
20164

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #4903, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence