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Carlson Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Carlson?

Ranking 7,150th in popularity in the United States for boys in 2018, the name Carlson is rare.

Carlson, would be a stand out, distinctive name selection.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #2,298 in 1943.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2016 with 19 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Carlson in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1982.

Approximately during the years 2012-2015 the name Carlson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

How popular will Carlson be?

Carlson's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Carlson has risen.

The name Carlson is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

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   Carlson (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 11 7,150
2017 18 5,127
2016 19 4,963
2015 17 5,328
2014 15 5,758
2013 10 7,616
2012 9 8,250
2011 12 6,643
2010 9 8,240
2009 8 9,106
2008 11 7,278
2007 9 8,279
2006 14 5,826
2005 12 6,276
2004 13 5,855
2003 10 6,800
2002 13 5,436
2001 12 5,722
2000 15 4,813
1999 6 8,854
1998 15 4,442
1997 7 7,391
1996 6 8,097
1995 11 5,172
1994 8 6,450
1993 8 6,288
1992 11 4,918
1991 10 5,139
1990 10 5,040
1989 8 5,705
1988 11 4,193
1987 7 5,562
1986 5 6,864
1985 5 6,668
1984 6 5,667
1983 7 4,993
1982 < 5 --
1981 5 6,409
1980 < 5 --
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 < 5 --
1976 < 5 --
1975 6 4,878
1974 15 2,565
1973 7 4,121
1972 6 4,506
1971 6 4,454
1970 7 3,900
1969 7 3,643
1968 7 3,412
1967 5 4,033
1966 < 5 --
1965 5 3,986
1964 < 5 --
1963 8 3,082
1962 < 5 --
1961 8 3,124
1960 13 2,328
1959 13 2,317
1958 5 4,023
1957 8 3,047
1956 5 4,017
1955 7 3,236
1954 12 2,331
1953 7 3,175
1952 10 2,543
1951 5 3,790
1950 < 5 --
1949 9 2,633
1948 9 2,630
1947 7 3,121
1946 6 3,219
1945 5 3,391
1944 10 2,331
1943 11 2,298
1942 < 5 --
1941 7 2,910
1940 < 5 --
1939 7 2,868
1938 8 2,680
1937 < 5 --
1936 8 2,664
1935 < 5 --
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1929 8 3,022
1928 6 3,766
1927 < 5 --
1926 5 4,294
1925 < 5 --
1924 6 3,940
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1921 6 3,937
1920 10 2,800
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.