Carter

KAHR-der /ˈkɑːɹɾɚ/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Carter is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #45 in 2025.

Carter is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #45 among boys (6,024) and #454 among girls (679) — overall #53 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.

About the name Carter

PronunciationKAHR-der /ˈkɑːɹɾɚ/
CultureEnglish
#454among girls 2025
#45among boys 2025
#21unisex rank 2025
#53among all names 2025
679girls 2025
6,024boys 2025

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How popular is Carter?

Boys named Carter 6,024 in 2025
188119001920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Carter per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Carter 679 in 2025
19181920194019601980200020202025
Girls named Carter per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1881–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Carter total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20256,7036,703#454#45
20246,8946,894#508#46
20236,4726,472#510#48
20226,9146,914#550#47
20217,8277,827#501#39
20208,1648,164#515#33
20199,2939,293#514#30
201810,04010,040#479#24
201710,43510,440#520#24
201610,92310,923#457#26
201511,39511,400#539#24
201411,04611,051#790#27
20139,8909,890#861#33
20129,5209,520#1,031#36
20118,8038,803#1,229#41
20108,3248,324#1,432#48
20098,2928,292#1,811#50
20087,1737,173#2,009#65
20076,2036,203#2,004#80
20066,5566,556#1,703#75
20056,0196,019#1,657#77
20045,1235,123#1,701#89
20034,2724,272#1,833#102
20023,5463,546#2,421#108
20013,5153,515#2,077#111
20002,6412,641#1,872#152
19992,0272,027#1,897#179
19981,8631,863#2,252#189
19971,601#2,234#204
19961,282#2,089#243
1995978#2,252#286
1994588#2,759#421
1993594#2,730#419
1992517#3,596#450
1991432#2,849#498
1990366#3,375#549
1989316#4,265#565
1988280#5,365#569
1987240#3,350#625
1986203#3,904#665
1985199#3,528#670
1984152#4,768#744
1983125#6,784#811
1982131#5,586#810
198197#5,934#972
1980101#7,519#924
197964#1,118
197880#6,459#1,034
1977132#5,567#773
1976172#4,387#651
1975172#5,584#637
1974156#4,256#686
1973142#4,918#700
1972172#5,532#617
1971202#4,842#600
1970165#5,455#655
1969158#5,510#646
1968130#6,345#675
1967140#634
1966127#656
1965121#4,882#698
1964132#669
1963165#5,365#621
1962140#4,304#680
1961138#5,927#674
1960139#665
1959139#5,096#666
1958171#6,218#601
1957144#6,190#652
1956183#4,887#574
1955158#4,113#607
1954191#528
1953169#4,281#557
1952164#4,176#559
1951180#4,067#522
1950177#4,373#515
1949184#4,747#495
1948159#3,629#543
1947178#502
1946149#524
1945124#537
1944127#4,658#548
1943135#4,784#553
1942112#588
1941116#3,622#569
194094#3,930#635
193983#3,821#675
1938106#568
193799#580
193698#582
1935101#576
193497#597
193377#670
193268#766
193185#3,539#678
193062#824
192971#754
192878#724
192794#3,323#702
192689#671
192595#4,516#679
1924112#604
192383#712
192293#666
192183#723
1920103#5,097#636
1919107#580
1918100#4,930#628
191791#620
191683#641
191578#658
191492#509
191337#780
191245#612
191126#597
191026#557
190922#559
190825#500
190718#595
190615#620
190516#595
190425#418
190323#415
190211#696
190113#569
190031#403
189914#524
189814#580
189716#501
189613#602
18959#746
189416#504
189313#545
189218#464
189113#500
18908#757
188911#591
188815#507
188713#495
188615#474
188510#613
188413#526
188311#561
188112#506