for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Carter name popularity in the United States
Carter ranked #45 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 6,024 boys named Carter.
SSA
10,814 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Carter for boys and girls
Girls
67910.1% in 2025 · data from 1918 to 2025
Boys
6,02489.9% in 2025 · data from 1881 to 2025
Carter in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 6,024 | #45 |
| 2025 | girls | 679 | #454 |
| 2024 | boys | 6,289 | #46 |
| 2024 | girls | 605 | #508 |
| 2023 | boys | 5,878 | #48 |
| 2023 | girls | 594 | #510 |
| 2022 | boys | 6,361 | #47 |
| 2022 | girls | 553 | #550 |
| 2021 | boys | 7,205 | #39 |
| 2021 | girls | 622 | #501 |
| 2020 | boys | 7,577 | #33 |
| 2020 | girls | 587 | #514 |
Show full history (226 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 6,024 | #45 |
| 2025 | girls | 679 | #454 |
| 2024 | boys | 6,289 | #46 |
| 2024 | girls | 605 | #508 |
| 2023 | boys | 5,878 | #48 |
| 2023 | girls | 594 | #510 |
| 2022 | boys | 6,361 | #47 |
| 2022 | girls | 553 | #550 |
| 2021 | boys | 7,205 | #39 |
| 2021 | girls | 622 | #501 |
| 2020 | boys | 7,577 | #33 |
| 2020 | girls | 587 | #514 |
| 2019 | boys | 8,682 | #30 |
| 2019 | girls | 611 | #514 |
| 2018 | boys | 9,385 | #24 |
| 2018 | girls | 655 | #478 |
| 2017 | boys | 9,833 | #24 |
| 2017 | girls | 602 | #520 |
| 2016 | boys | 10,220 | #26 |
| 2016 | girls | 703 | #457 |
| 2015 | boys | 10,814 | #24 |
| 2015 | girls | 581 | #539 |
| 2014 | boys | 10,691 | #27 |
| 2014 | girls | 355 | #790 |
| 2013 | boys | 9,590 | #33 |
| 2013 | girls | 300 | #860 |
| 2012 | boys | 9,274 | #36 |
| 2012 | girls | 246 | #1031 |
| 2011 | boys | 8,608 | #41 |
| 2011 | girls | 195 | #1229 |
| 2010 | boys | 8,164 | #48 |
| 2010 | girls | 160 | #1431 |
| 2009 | boys | 8,173 | #50 |
| 2009 | girls | 119 | #1810 |
| 2008 | boys | 7,069 | #65 |
| 2008 | girls | 104 | #2004 |
| 2007 | boys | 6,101 | #80 |
| 2007 | girls | 102 | #2003 |
| 2006 | boys | 6,433 | #75 |
| 2006 | girls | 123 | #1702 |
| 2005 | boys | 5,899 | #77 |
| 2005 | girls | 120 | #1657 |
| 2004 | boys | 5,009 | #89 |
| 2004 | girls | 114 | #1698 |
| 2003 | boys | 4,171 | #102 |
| 2003 | girls | 101 | #1832 |
| 2002 | boys | 3,480 | #108 |
| 2002 | girls | 66 | #2414 |
| 2001 | boys | 3,435 | #111 |
| 2001 | girls | 80 | #2075 |
| 2000 | boys | 2,550 | #152 |
| 2000 | girls | 91 | #1869 |
| 1999 | boys | 1,944 | #179 |
| 1999 | girls | 83 | #1893 |
| 1998 | boys | 1,800 | #189 |
| 1998 | girls | 63 | #2244 |
| 1997 | boys | 1,540 | #204 |
| 1997 | girls | 61 | #2229 |
| 1996 | boys | 1,216 | #243 |
| 1996 | girls | 66 | #2084 |
| 1995 | boys | 919 | #286 |
| 1995 | girls | 59 | #2244 |
| 1994 | boys | 544 | #421 |
| 1994 | girls | 44 | #2752 |
| 1993 | boys | 550 | #419 |
| 1993 | girls | 44 | #2725 |
| 1992 | boys | 487 | #450 |
| 1992 | girls | 30 | #3581 |
| 1991 | boys | 391 | #498 |
| 1991 | girls | 41 | #2843 |
| 1990 | boys | 334 | #549 |
| 1990 | girls | 32 | #3364 |
| 1989 | boys | 294 | #565 |
| 1989 | girls | 22 | #4248 |
| 1988 | boys | 265 | #569 |
| 1988 | girls | 15 | #5321 |
| 1987 | boys | 213 | #624 |
| 1987 | girls | 27 | #3331 |
| 1986 | boys | 182 | #665 |
| 1986 | girls | 21 | #3890 |
| 1985 | boys | 175 | #670 |
| 1985 | girls | 24 | #3517 |
| 1984 | boys | 137 | #742 |
| 1984 | girls | 15 | #4737 |
| 1983 | boys | 116 | #811 |
| 1983 | girls | 9 | #6705 |
| 1982 | boys | 119 | #809 |
| 1982 | girls | 12 | #5534 |
| 1981 | boys | 86 | #971 |
| 1981 | girls | 11 | #5885 |
| 1980 | boys | 93 | #924 |
| 1980 | girls | 8 | #7418 |
| 1979 | boys | 64 | #1116 |
| 1978 | boys | 71 | #1034 |
| 1978 | girls | 9 | #6385 |
| 1977 | boys | 121 | #773 |
| 1977 | girls | 11 | #5532 |
| 1976 | boys | 158 | #651 |
| 1976 | girls | 14 | #4363 |
| 1975 | boys | 162 | #635 |
| 1975 | girls | 10 | #5516 |
| 1974 | boys | 142 | #686 |
| 1974 | girls | 14 | #4227 |
| 1973 | boys | 131 | #700 |
| 1973 | girls | 11 | #4871 |
| 1972 | boys | 163 | #617 |
| 1972 | girls | 9 | #5480 |
| 1971 | boys | 191 | #600 |
| 1971 | girls | 11 | #4810 |
| 1970 | boys | 156 | #655 |
| 1970 | girls | 9 | #5413 |
| 1969 | boys | 150 | #646 |
| 1969 | girls | 8 | #5456 |
| 1968 | boys | 124 | #675 |
| 1968 | girls | 6 | #6246 |
| 1967 | boys | 140 | #634 |
| 1966 | boys | 127 | #656 |
| 1965 | boys | 113 | #697 |
| 1965 | girls | 8 | #4831 |
| 1964 | boys | 132 | #669 |
| 1963 | boys | 158 | #620 |
| 1963 | girls | 7 | #5296 |
| 1962 | boys | 130 | #678 |
| 1962 | girls | 10 | #4263 |
| 1961 | boys | 132 | #674 |
| 1961 | girls | 6 | #5851 |
| 1960 | boys | 139 | #665 |
| 1959 | boys | 132 | #666 |
| 1959 | girls | 7 | #5031 |
| 1958 | boys | 166 | #601 |
| 1958 | girls | 5 | #6103 |
| 1957 | boys | 139 | #652 |
| 1957 | girls | 5 | #6086 |
| 1956 | boys | 176 | #573 |
| 1956 | girls | 7 | #4837 |
| 1955 | boys | 149 | #607 |
| 1955 | girls | 9 | #4069 |
| 1954 | boys | 191 | #528 |
| 1953 | boys | 161 | #557 |
| 1953 | girls | 8 | #4226 |
| 1952 | boys | 156 | #559 |
| 1952 | girls | 8 | #4123 |
| 1951 | boys | 172 | #522 |
| 1951 | girls | 8 | #4011 |
| 1950 | boys | 170 | #514 |
| 1950 | girls | 7 | #4315 |
| 1949 | boys | 178 | #495 |
| 1949 | girls | 6 | #4673 |
| 1948 | boys | 150 | #543 |
| 1948 | girls | 9 | #3593 |
| 1947 | boys | 178 | #502 |
| 1946 | boys | 149 | #524 |
| 1945 | boys | 124 | #537 |
| 1944 | boys | 122 | #548 |
| 1944 | girls | 5 | #4574 |
| 1943 | boys | 130 | #550 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 | #4691 |
| 1942 | boys | 112 | #587 |
| 1941 | boys | 109 | #569 |
| 1941 | girls | 7 | #3559 |
| 1940 | boys | 88 | #635 |
| 1940 | girls | 6 | #3863 |
| 1939 | boys | 77 | #675 |
| 1939 | girls | 6 | #3782 |
| 1938 | boys | 106 | #568 |
| 1937 | boys | 99 | #579 |
| 1936 | boys | 98 | #581 |
| 1935 | boys | 101 | #575 |
| 1934 | boys | 97 | #597 |
| 1933 | boys | 77 | #668 |
| 1932 | boys | 68 | #763 |
| 1931 | boys | 78 | #677 |
| 1931 | girls | 7 | #3497 |
| 1930 | boys | 62 | #824 |
| 1929 | boys | 71 | #752 |
| 1928 | boys | 78 | #722 |
| 1927 | boys | 85 | #702 |
| 1927 | girls | 9 | #3284 |
| 1926 | boys | 89 | #671 |
| 1925 | boys | 89 | #678 |
| 1925 | girls | 6 | #4426 |
| 1924 | boys | 112 | #603 |
| 1923 | boys | 83 | #711 |
| 1922 | boys | 93 | #666 |
| 1921 | boys | 83 | #722 |
| 1920 | boys | 98 | #635 |
| 1920 | girls | 5 | #4975 |
| 1919 | boys | 107 | #580 |
| 1918 | boys | 95 | #628 |
| 1918 | girls | 5 | #4809 |
| 1917 | boys | 91 | #620 |
| 1916 | boys | 83 | #641 |
| 1915 | boys | 78 | #657 |
| 1914 | boys | 92 | #508 |
| 1913 | boys | 37 | #777 |
| 1912 | boys | 45 | #608 |
| 1911 | boys | 26 | #597 |
| 1910 | boys | 26 | #556 |
| 1909 | boys | 22 | #558 |
| 1908 | boys | 25 | #499 |
| 1907 | boys | 18 | #591 |
| 1906 | boys | 15 | #613 |
| 1905 | boys | 16 | #592 |
| 1904 | boys | 25 | #417 |
| 1903 | boys | 23 | #411 |
| 1902 | boys | 11 | #687 |
| 1901 | boys | 13 | #559 |
| 1900 | boys | 31 | #402 |
| 1899 | boys | 14 | #521 |
| 1898 | boys | 14 | #573 |
| 1897 | boys | 16 | #495 |
| 1896 | boys | 13 | #592 |
| 1895 | boys | 9 | #738 |
| 1894 | boys | 16 | #502 |
| 1893 | boys | 13 | #538 |
| 1892 | boys | 18 | #458 |
| 1891 | boys | 13 | #497 |
| 1890 | boys | 8 | #739 |
| 1889 | boys | 11 | #581 |
| 1888 | boys | 15 | #505 |
| 1887 | boys | 13 | #488 |
| 1886 | boys | 15 | #470 |
| 1885 | boys | 10 | #604 |
| 1884 | boys | 13 | #520 |
| 1883 | boys | 11 | #556 |
| 1881 | boys | 12 | #503 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.