Carson vs Dougie
Carson and Dougiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Carson was ranked #91 and Dougie #619 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Carson was ranked #314 and Dougie #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carson was ranked #328 and Dougie #361 among boys in England and Wales.
Carson and Dougie over time
Carson and Dougie appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Carson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dougie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carson and Dougie changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #328 and #361.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Carson #285 in 2022, Dougie #287 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Carson held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Dougie in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carson #285 in 2022, Dougie #287 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carson #328, Dougie #361.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Carson | Dougie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #361 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carson and Dougie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Carson
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Dougie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #287 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #361 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys