Carter

Where Carter comes from

As an English name, from the occupation carter. As an Irish name, from Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Carter
  • 2 syllables
Carter through the years
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #503 among boys with 12 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1954
    Carter Burwell born
    American film composer
  3. 1991
    Carter Jenkins born
    American actor
  4. 2015
    Peak, #24
    10,814 babies named Carter, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Carter Burwell · American film composer, born 1954
  • Carter Jenkins · American actor, born 1991
  • Carter Cruise · American pornographic actress, born 1991
  • Carter Braxton · American politician (1736-1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence, 1736–1797
  • Carter Glass · American politician, 1858–1946

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.