Meaning of name Carson

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Meaning

The name Carson has the following meaning:

The son of a marsh dweller.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Carson as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Carson is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 100 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Carson rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 86 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Carson in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Carson is pronounced as kar-sun

Origins

Carson originates from the Scottish language.
See other suggested Scottish baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Carson and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Carson: Boys - Beck, Beckett, Boyd, Brody, Bruce, Colin, Dalziel, Dashiell, Douglas, Drummond, Duncan, Girls - Kenzie, Both genders - Ainsley, Blair, Bonnie, Cameron, Campbell, Clyde

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Carson: Carrson, Carsan, Carsen (Scottish), Carsin, Carsun, Carsyn, Karson

Style

We think the name Carson should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Carson to be: A nostalgic and charming person

In one word, you might describe Carson as a(n) "nostalgic" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Carson (or its variants) are:

Carson McCullers, born on 19 February, a famous author. Carson McCullers's background: An American writer. Her first novel explores the spiritual isolation of misfits and outcasts of the South. Her other writings deal with a wide scope of personal and social issues in other geographical locations.

Carson H. Palmer , born on 27 December, a famous athlete. Carson H. Palmer 's background: An American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League.

Carson Lee 'Skeeter' Bigbee , born on 31 March, a famous athlete. Carson Lee 'Skeeter' Bigbee 's background: An American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.