Caron
Caron is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Welsh
Meaning & Origin of Caron
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Caron is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Welsh
The Story of Caron
As a girl name
Caron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1937, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 171 Carons were born — ranking #742 that year. As of 2026, Caron ranks #12,761 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Carons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Caron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 71 Carons were born — ranking #1,981 that year. As of 2026, Caron ranks #7,500 for boys with 8 births, falling sharply (-41%). In total, more than 1K Carons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Caron
Caron is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1937 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Caron's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #742. Use the chart and map above to compare Caron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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