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 2010
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#4 · 1 in 78
- Nebraska#5 · 1 in 94
- Vermont#7 · 1 in 64
- North Dakota#8 · 1 in 84
- Iowa#8 · 1 in 97
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 2008.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #4 | 51 | 1 in 78 |
| Nebraska | #5 | 105 | 1 in 94 |
| Vermont | #7 | 29 | 1 in 64 |
| Iowa | #8 | 158 | 1 in 97 |
| North Dakota | #8 | 42 | 1 in 84 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 274 | 1 in 101 |
| Wyoming | #9 | 24 | 1 in 79 |
| Minnesota | #10 | 273 | 1 in 101 |
| Ohio | #10 | 564 | 1 in 107 |
| Idaho | #11 | 74 | 1 in 113 |
| Michigan | #14 | 414 | 1 in 116 |
| Kansas | #16 | 130 | 1 in 126 |
| Utah | #18 | 173 | 1 in 128 |
| Alaska | #19 | 33 | 1 in 104 |
| Maine | #19 | 51 | 1 in 93 |
| Missouri | #21 | 251 | 1 in 130 |
| New Hampshire | #22 | 56 | 1 in 90 |
| Indiana | #24 | 270 | 1 in 134 |
| West Virginia | #26 | 70 | 1 in 115 |
| Louisiana | #29 | 148 | 1 in 161 |
| Montana | #31 | 28 | 1 in 139 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | 448 | 1 in 136 |
| Oklahoma | #35 | 118 | 1 in 174 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 198 | 1 in 178 |
| Washington | #37 | 205 | 1 in 174 |
| Kentucky | #39 | 143 | 1 in 157 |
| Alabama | #44 | 115 | 1 in 203 |
| Delaware | #44 | 26 | 1 in 139 |
| Illinois | #46 | 345 | 1 in 202 |
| Oregon | #46 | 94 | 1 in 195 |
| Mississippi | #47 | 66 | 1 in 209 |
| Maryland | #48 | 155 | 1 in 182 |
| South Carolina | #48 | 109 | 1 in 193 |
| North Carolina | #49 | 244 | 1 in 211 |
| Georgia | #51 | 246 | 1 in 227 |
| Arkansas | #53 | 73 | 1 in 198 |
| New York | #60 | 389 | 1 in 273 |
| Virginia | #62 | 181 | 1 in 230 |
| Florida | #64 | 322 | 1 in 288 |
| Colorado | #69 | 107 | 1 in 257 |
| Nevada | #70 | 51 | 1 in 268 |
| Arizona | #78 | 120 | 1 in 311 |
| Connecticut | #82 | 49 | 1 in 299 |
| Hawaii | #84 | 17 | 1 in 283 |
| New Jersey | #84 | 121 | 1 in 354 |
| Rhode Island | #85 | 15 | 1 in 269 |
| District of Columbia | #91 | 13 | 1 in 300 |
| Massachusetts | #92 | 84 | 1 in 357 |
| Texas | #93 | 456 | 1 in 392 |
| New Mexico | #116 | 23 | 1 in 436 |
| California | #135 | 413 | 1 in 566 |
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 2010
Top girls' names in 2010
Top boys' names in 2010
More about 2010
girls
1,777,595 girls got a published name in 2010; 1 in 11,110 of them was named Carter, which outranked 92.8% of the 19,841 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,420Samaria161
- #1,420Tina161
- #1,420Ziva161
- #1,431Carter160
- #1,431Amerie160
- #1,431Kaylani160
- #1,431Noel160
- #1,436Alessia159
- #1,436Everly159
- #1,438Estelle158
Tied with 4 names at #1,431; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,918,676 boys got a published name in 2010; 1 in 235 of them was named Carter, which outranked 99.7% of the 14,270 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.