Caron
Caron was the 12361st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1924th; the most babies were born in 2008 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,214 places. More babies were named Caron in the 1950s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,361 boys, down 6,865 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200871 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,212babies recorded
Caron popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #12,361 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #5,496 | — | 16 |
| 2010 | — | #2,688 | — | 45 |
| 2000 | — | #5,625 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | #5,328 | #5,439 | 17 | 9 |
| 1980 | #1,941 | #4,185 | 55 | 9 |
| 1970 | #1,654 | — | 56 | — |
| 1960 | #995 | — | 117 | — |
| 1950 | #1,630 | — | 33 | — |
| 1940 | #1,375 | — | 30 | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Caron, counting every spelling?
Caron has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Caron?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Caron (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Caron born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Caron.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Caron?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Caron are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 15 and 25. That makes Caron mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Caron: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Caron, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Caron
How popular is the name Caron?
Caron was the 12361st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked 1924th; the most babies were born in 2008 (71). Over the last ten years it has moved down 5,214 places. More babies were named Caron in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Is Caron a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Caron in the US.