Carter

Given to 216,871 US babies since 1881

▼ Falling −26% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#454
recorded as girls
#45
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
6,703
girls 679 · boys 6,024
Peak year
2015
10,814 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
216,871
since 1881

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Carter was most popular in 2015, when 10,814 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,024 babies were named Carter, ranking #45 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2015 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Carter was most popular in 2015, when 10,814 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,024 babies were named Carter, ranking #45 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.024681880192019602000Peak 2015

Carter was most popular in 2015, when 10,814 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.6 per 1,000). In 2025, 6,024 babies were named Carter, ranking #45 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 26%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 679 454 6,024 45
2024 605 508 6,289 46
2023 594 510 5,878 48
2022 553 550 6,361 47
2021 622 501 7,205 39
2020 587 514 7,577 33
2019 611 514 8,682 30
2018 655 478 9,385 24
2017 602 520 9,833 24
2016 703 457 10,220 26
2015 581 539 10,814 24
2014 355 790 10,691 27
2013 300 860 9,590 33
2012 246 1031 9,274 36
2011 195 1229 8,608 41
2010 160 1431 8,164 48
2009 119 1810 8,173 50
2008 104 2004 7,069 65
2007 102 2003 6,101 80
2006 123 1702 6,433 75
2005 120 1657 5,899 77
2004 114 1698 5,009 89
2003 101 1832 4,171 102
2002 66 2414 3,480 108
2001 80 2075 3,435 111
2000 91 1869 2,550 152
1999 83 1893 1,944 179
1998 63 2244 1,800 189
1997 61 2229 1,540 204
1996 66 2084 1,216 243
1995 59 2244 919 286
1994 44 2752 544 421
1993 44 2725 550 419
1992 30 3581 487 450
1991 41 2843 391 498
1990 32 3364 334 549
1989 22 4248 294 565
1988 15 5321 265 569
1987 27 3331 213 624
1986 21 3890 182 665
1985 24 3517 175 670
1984 15 4737 137 742
1983 9 6705 116 811
1982 12 5534 119 809
1981 11 5885 86 971
1980 8 7418 93 924
1979 <5 — 64 1116
1978 9 6385 71 1034
1977 11 5532 121 773
1976 14 4363 158 651
1975 10 5516 162 635
1974 14 4227 142 686
1973 11 4871 131 700
1972 9 5480 163 617
1971 11 4810 191 600
1970 9 5413 156 655
1969 8 5456 150 646
1968 6 6246 124 675
1967 <5 — 140 634
1966 <5 — 127 656
1965 8 4831 113 697
1964 <5 — 132 669
1963 7 5296 158 620
1962 10 4263 130 678
1961 6 5851 132 674
1960 <5 — 139 665
1959 7 5031 132 666
1958 5 6103 166 601
1957 5 6086 139 652
1956 7 4837 176 573
1955 9 4069 149 607
1954 <5 — 191 528
1953 8 4226 161 557
1952 8 4123 156 559
1951 8 4011 172 522
1950 7 4315 170 514
1949 6 4673 178 495
1948 9 3593 150 543
1947 <5 — 178 502
1946 <5 — 149 524
1945 <5 — 124 537
1944 5 4574 122 548
1943 5 4691 130 550
1942 <5 — 112 587
1941 7 3559 109 569
1940 6 3863 88 635
1939 6 3782 77 675
1938 <5 — 106 568
1937 <5 — 99 579
1936 <5 — 98 581
1935 <5 — 101 575
1934 <5 — 97 597
1933 <5 — 77 668
1932 <5 — 68 763
1931 7 3497 78 677
1930 <5 — 62 824
1929 <5 — 71 752
1928 <5 — 78 722
1927 9 3284 85 702
1926 <5 — 89 671
1925 6 4426 89 678
1924 <5 — 112 603
1923 <5 — 83 711
1922 <5 — 93 666
1921 <5 — 83 722
1920 5 4975 98 635
1919 <5 — 107 580
1918 5 4809 95 628
1917 <5 — 91 620
1916 <5 — 83 641
1915 <5 — 78 657
1914 <5 — 92 508
1913 <5 — 37 777
1912 <5 — 45 608
1911 <5 — 26 597
1910 <5 — 26 556
1909 <5 — 22 558
1908 <5 — 25 499
1907 <5 — 18 591
1906 <5 — 15 613
1905 <5 — 16 592
1904 <5 — 25 417
1903 <5 — 23 411
1902 <5 — 11 687
1901 <5 — 13 559
1900 <5 — 31 402
1899 <5 — 14 521
1898 <5 — 14 573
1897 <5 — 16 495
1896 <5 — 13 592
1895 <5 — 9 738
1894 <5 — 16 502
1893 <5 — 13 538
1892 <5 — 18 458
1891 <5 — 13 497
1890 <5 — 8 739
1889 <5 — 11 581
1888 <5 — 15 505
1887 <5 — 13 488
1886 <5 — 15 470
1885 <5 — 10 604
1884 <5 — 13 520
1883 <5 — 11 556
1882 <5 — <5 —
1881 <5 — 12 503

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Other spellings

Cartier · 2,785 Carder · 402

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Where Carter is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 5% · boys 95% across all years