NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Carter Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Carter: every year it appeared on the national list since 1918, with 10,038 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
10,038
Peak year
2016 #457
Years on the list
82
10-year trend
-3.3%

In the 2010s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1918–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011195#1229
2012246#1031
2013300#861
2014355#790
2015581#539
2016703#457
2017602#520
2018655#479
2019611#514
2020587#515
2021622#501
2022553#550
2023594#510
2024605#508
2025679#454

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2016

TX
75
CA
51
NC
43
GA
41
VA
36
FL
34

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