Carter
#454 for girls in 2025, 679 births · #45 for boys in 2025, 6,024 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2015 · 10,814 births
- Debut · boys
- 12 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 22 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 206,833since 1881
Carter over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #454 | 679 | #45 | 6,024 |
| 2024 | #508 | 605 | #46 | 6,289 |
| 2023 | #510 | 594 | #48 | 5,878 |
| 2022 | #550 | 553 | #47 | 6,361 |
| 2021 | #501 | 622 | #39 | 7,205 |
| 2020 | #514 | 587 | #33 | 7,577 |
| 2019 | #514 | 611 | #30 | 8,682 |
| 2018 | #478 | 655 | #24 | 9,385 |
| 2017 | #520 | 602 | #24 | 9,833 |
| 2016 | #457 | 703 | #26 | 10,220 |
| 2015 | #539 | 581 | #24 | 10,814 |
| 2014 | #790 | 355 | #27 | 10,691 |
| 2013 | #860 | 300 | #33 | 9,590 |
| 2012 | #1,031 | 246 | #36 | 9,274 |
| 2011 | #1,229 | 195 | #41 | 8,608 |
| 2010 | #1,431 | 160 | #48 | 8,164 |
| 2009 | #1,810 | 119 | #50 | 8,173 |
| 2008 | #2,004 | 104 | #65 | 7,069 |
| 2007 | #2,003 | 102 | #80 | 6,101 |
| 2006 | #1,702 | 123 | #75 | 6,433 |
| 2005 | #1,657 | 120 | #77 | 5,899 |
| 2004 | #1,698 | 114 | #89 | 5,009 |
| 2003 | #1,832 | 101 | #102 | 4,171 |
| 2002 | #2,414 | 66 | #108 | 3,480 |
| 2001 | #2,075 | 80 | #111 | 3,435 |
| 2000 | #1,869 | 91 | #152 | 2,550 |
| 1999 | #1,893 | 83 | #179 | 1,944 |
| 1998 | #2,244 | 63 | #189 | 1,800 |
| 1997 | #2,229 | 61 | #204 | 1,540 |
| 1996 | #2,084 | 66 | #243 | 1,216 |
| 1995 | #2,244 | 59 | #286 | 919 |
| 1994 | #2,752 | 44 | #421 | 544 |
| 1993 | #2,725 | 44 | #419 | 550 |
| 1992 | #3,581 | 30 | #450 | 487 |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | #498 | 391 |
| 1990 | #3,364 | 32 | #549 | 334 |
| 1989 | #4,248 | 22 | #565 | 294 |
| 1988 | #5,321 | 15 | #569 | 265 |
| 1987 | #3,331 | 27 | #624 | 213 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #665 | 182 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | #670 | 175 |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | #742 | 137 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #811 | 116 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #809 | 119 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #971 | 86 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #924 | 93 |
| 1979 | — | #1,116 | 64 | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #1,034 | 71 |
| 1977 | #5,532 | 11 | #773 | 121 |
| 1976 | #4,363 | 14 | #651 | 158 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #635 | 162 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #686 | 142 |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #700 | 131 |
| 1972 | #5,480 | 9 | #617 | 163 |
| 1971 | #4,810 | 11 | #600 | 191 |
| 1970 | #5,413 | 9 | #655 | 156 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #646 | 150 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #675 | 124 |
| 1967 | — | #634 | 140 | |
| 1966 | — | #656 | 127 | |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #697 | 113 |
| 1964 | — | #669 | 132 | |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #620 | 158 |
| 1962 | #4,263 | 10 | #678 | 130 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #674 | 132 |
| 1960 | — | #665 | 139 | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #666 | 132 |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #601 | 166 |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #652 | 139 |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | #573 | 176 |
| 1955 | #4,069 | 9 | #607 | 149 |
| 1954 | — | #528 | 191 | |
| 1953 | #4,226 | 8 | #557 | 161 |
| 1952 | #4,123 | 8 | #559 | 156 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | #522 | 172 |
| 1950 | #4,315 | 7 | #514 | 170 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | #495 | 178 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #543 | 150 |
| 1947 | — | #502 | 178 | |
| 1946 | — | #524 | 149 | |
| 1945 | — | #537 | 124 | |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #548 | 122 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | #550 | 130 |
| 1942 | — | #587 | 112 | |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #569 | 109 |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #635 | 88 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #675 | 77 |
| 1938 | — | #568 | 106 | |
| 1937 | — | #579 | 99 | |
| 1936 | — | #581 | 98 | |
| 1935 | — | #575 | 101 | |
| 1934 | — | #597 | 97 | |
| 1933 | — | #668 | 77 | |
| 1932 | — | #763 | 68 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | #677 | 78 |
| 1930 | — | #824 | 62 | |
| 1929 | — | #752 | 71 | |
| 1928 | — | #722 | 78 | |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | #702 | 85 |
| 1926 | — | #671 | 89 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #678 | 89 |
| 1924 | — | #603 | 112 | |
| 1923 | — | #711 | 83 | |
| 1922 | — | #666 | 93 | |
| 1921 | — | #722 | 83 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #635 | 98 |
| 1919 | — | #580 | 107 | |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #628 | 95 |
| 1917 | — | #620 | 91 | |
| 1916 | — | #641 | 83 | |
| 1915 | — | #657 | 78 | |
| 1914 | — | #508 | 92 | |
| 1913 | — | #777 | 37 | |
| 1912 | — | #608 | 45 | |
| 1911 | — | #597 | 26 | |
| 1910 | — | #556 | 26 | |
| 1909 | — | #558 | 22 | |
| 1908 | — | #499 | 25 | |
| 1907 | — | #591 | 18 | |
| 1906 | — | #613 | 15 | |
| 1905 | — | #592 | 16 | |
| 1904 | — | #417 | 25 | |
| 1903 | — | #411 | 23 | |
| 1902 | — | #687 | 11 | |
| 1901 | — | #559 | 13 | |
| 1900 | — | #402 | 31 | |
| 1899 | — | #521 | 14 | |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #495 | 16 | |
| 1896 | — | #592 | 13 | |
| 1895 | — | #738 | 9 | |
| 1894 | — | #502 | 16 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #458 | 18 | |
| 1891 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1890 | — | #739 | 8 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #470 | 15 | |
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | #520 | 13 | |
| 1883 | — | #556 | 11 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #503 | 12 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Carter! It came in at #503, and was given to 12 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Carter is popular in 1975
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#315 · 1 in 2,890
- Virginia#341 · 1 in 3,427
- Wisconsin#343 · 1 in 5,145
- Minnesota#346 · 1 in 5,377
- Maryland#352 · 1 in 4,141
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #315 | 5 | 1 in 2,890 |
| Virginia | #341 | 9 | 1 in 3,427 |
| Wisconsin | #343 | 6 | 1 in 5,145 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 5,377 |
| Maryland | #352 | 5 | 1 in 4,141 |
| Massachusetts | #368 | 5 | 1 in 6,614 |
| Indiana | #446 | 6 | 1 in 6,532 |
| Illinois | #484 | 14 | 1 in 5,589 |
| Ohio | #565 | 7 | 1 in 10,941 |
| Georgia | #566 | 5 | 1 in 7,284 |
| New York | #720 | 10 | 1 in 11,261 |
| California | #733 | 13 | 1 in 11,698 |
| Texas | #800 | 9 | 1 in 11,897 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Carter
- 1 spot since 2024 (#46 → #45)
- 12 spots since 2020 (#33 → #45)
- 21 spots since 2015 (#24 → #45)
- Biggest jump: 276 spots in 1903 (#687 → #411)
- Biggest drop: 261 spots in 1978 (#773 → #1,034)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2015 at #24 (10,814 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
- Top 1,000: 142 yrs · run 1883–1977
- Highest: 1 in 177 boys born in 2015 were named Carter (0.56%)
- Latest: 1 in 284 boys born in 2025 (0.35%)
- 46.1% of all boys named Carter (95,261) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 100 | #470 (1886) | #528 |
| 1890s | 134 | #458 (1892) | #565 |
| 1900s | 199 | #402 (1900) | #533 |
| 1910s | 680 | #508 (1914) | #617 |
| 1920s | 881 | #603 (1924) | #686 |
| 1930s | 863 | #568 (1938) | #651 |
| 1940s | 1,340 | #495 (1949) | #549 |
| 1950s | 1,612 | #514 (1950) | #578 |
| 1960s | 1,345 | #620 (1963) | #661 |
| 1970s | 1,359 | #600 (1971) | #747 |
| 1980s | 1,680 | #565 (1989) | #735 |
| 1990s | 9,725 | #179 (1999) | #344 |
| 2000s | 52,320 | #50 (2009) | #91 |
| 2010s | 95,261 | #24 (2015) | #31 |
| 2020s | 39,334 | #33 (2020) | #43 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Carter in 1975
Top girls' names in 1975
Top boys' names in 1975
More about 1975
girls
1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 145,786 of them was named Carter, which outranked 48.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,161Yehudis11
- #5,161Zahra11
- #5,161Zora11
- #5,516Carter10
- #5,516Abbigail10
- #5,516Abeer10
- #5,516Adenike10
- #5,984Adalia9
- #5,984Adama9
- #5,984Addy9
Tied with 467 names at #5,516; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 9,638 of them was named Carter, which outranked 90.0% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).