How Many People Are Named Carron?
An estimated 424 people in the United States have the first name Carron. It is used for both genders, with 82.4% female. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Carron peaked in popularity in 1942 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carron as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carron paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carron has shifted from predominantly female to increasingly male in recent decades.
Estimated Living Americans
424
About 1 in 808,383 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
82.4% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1942
19 births
Total Registered
557
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carron
Carron is predominantly female (82.4%), though 98 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carron as a male name
Ranked #12,454 in 2013
5 male births in 2013
Peak: 2008 (12 births)
Carron as a female name
Ranked #13,293 in 1990
5 female births in 1990
Peak: 1942 (19 births)
Carron: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carron span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 125 babies were registered. Carron has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carron by Decade
How has Carron tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carron by State
Carron + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carron as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carron
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carron: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carron?
We estimate approximately 424 people named Carron are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 808,383 Americans share this first name.
Is Carron a common name?
Carron is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 557 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carron most popular?
Carron reached peak popularity in 1942, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carron is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carron a female name?
Carron is predominantly female. 82.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carron Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carron Smith, Carron Johnson, Carron Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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