NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Carter Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Carter: every year it appeared on the national list since 1881, with 206,833 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
206,833
Peak year
2015 #24
Years on the list
144
10-year trend
-30.5%

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

Popularity history

1881–2025

YearBirthsRank
20118,608#41
20129,274#36
20139,590#33
201410,691#27
201510,814#24
201610,220#26
20179,833#24
20189,385#24
20198,682#30
20207,577#33
20217,205#39
20226,361#47
20235,878#48
20246,289#46
20256,024#45

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

Where {name} was most used in 2015

TX
725
CA
681
OH
589
FL
570
PA
568
NY
512

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