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
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #503 among boys, 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 — more than any year before or since.
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.