Data through 2025

Karter name popularity in the United States

Karter ranked #270 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,265 boys named Karter.

Rank#270

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded1,265

SSA

Peak year2019

2,425 recorded

Five-year change-45.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Karter for boys and girls

Girls

256

16.8% in 2025 · data from 1997 to 2025

Boys

1,265

83.2% in 2025 · data from 1985 to 2025

Karter in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,265#270
2025girls256#987
2024boys1,431#248
2024girls257#1001
2023boys1,597#225
2023girls303#887
2022boys1,743#217
2022girls312#892
2021boys1,919#201
2021girls319#860
2020boys2,340#162
2020girls297#893
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys1,265#270
2025girls256#987
2024boys1,431#248
2024girls257#1001
2023boys1,597#225
2023girls303#887
2022boys1,743#217
2022girls312#892
2021boys1,919#201
2021girls319#860
2020boys2,340#162
2020girls297#893
2019boys2,425#163
2019girls370#758
2018boys2,239#176
2018girls312#870
2017boys2,286#174
2017girls351#783
2016boys2,125#188
2016girls410#701
2015boys2,286#183
2015girls410#692
2014boys2,117#194
2014girls274#972
2013boys1,179#299
2013girls167#1385
2012boys886#349
2012girls132#1629
2011boys727#390
2011girls87#2173
2010boys604#443
2010girls94#2093
2009boys466#567
2009girls52#3189
2008boys362#668
2008girls23#5955
2007boys268#801
2007girls15#8098
2006boys239#844
2006girls32#4463
2005boys202#892
2005girls10#10128
2004boys143#1101
2004girls21#5744
2003boys139#1103
2003girls16#6885
2002boys101#1315
2002girls18#6129
2001boys102#1287
2001girls9#10102
2000boys57#1848
2000girls11#8534
1999boys42#2199
1999girls12#7716
1998boys31#2651
1998girls11#8016
1997boys39#2201
1997girls6#12070
1996boys26#2838
1995boys19#3432
1994boys12#4803
1993boys14#4227
1992boys15#3920
1991boys5#8236
1990boys9#5382
1985boys5#6523

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Karter’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-44.7%
Change since peak-47.8%