Baby names
How popular is the name Carter?
In 2025, 6,024 baby boys in the U.S. were named Carter, the 45th most popular name for boys. Its peak year was 2015, when 10,814 boys got the name. 206,833 boys have been named Carter since 1880. It was also given to 679 girls in 2025.
Rank in 2025
#45
among boys' names
Babies in 2025
6,024
boys named Carter
Peak year
2015
10,814 boys
Boys named Carter each year since 1880
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The numbers for Carter (boys)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,024 |
| 2024 | 6,289 |
| 2023 | 5,878 |
| 2022 | 6,361 |
| 2021 | 7,205 |
| 2020 | 7,577 |
| 2019 | 8,682 |
| 2018 | 9,385 |
| 2017 | 9,833 |
| 2016 | 10,220 |
| 2015 | 10,814 |
| 2014 | 10,691 |
| 2013 | 9,590 |
| 2012 | 9,274 |
| 2011 | 8,608 |
| 2010 | 8,164 |
| 2009 | 8,173 |
| 2008 | 7,069 |
| 2007 | 6,101 |
| 2006 | 6,433 |
| 2005 | 5,899 |
| 2004 | 5,009 |
| 2003 | 4,171 |
| 2002 | 3,480 |
| 2001 | 3,435 |
| 2000 | 2,550 |
| 1999 | 1,944 |
| 1998 | 1,800 |
| 1997 | 1,540 |
| 1996 | 1,216 |
| 1995 | 919 |
| 1994 | 544 |
| 1993 | 550 |
| 1992 | 487 |
| 1991 | 391 |
| 1990 | 334 |
| 1989 | 294 |
| 1988 | 265 |
| 1987 | 213 |
| 1986 | 182 |
| 1985 | 175 |
| 1984 | 137 |
| 1983 | 116 |
| 1982 | 119 |
| 1981 | 86 |
| 1980 | 93 |
| 1979 | 64 |
| 1978 | 71 |
| 1977 | 121 |
| 1976 | 158 |
| 1975 | 162 |
| 1974 | 142 |
| 1973 | 131 |
| 1972 | 163 |
| 1971 | 191 |
| 1970 | 156 |
| 1969 | 150 |
| 1968 | 124 |
| 1967 | 140 |
| 1966 | 127 |
| 1965 | 113 |
| 1964 | 132 |
| 1963 | 158 |
| 1962 | 130 |
| 1961 | 132 |
| 1960 | 139 |
| 1959 | 132 |
| 1958 | 166 |
| 1957 | 139 |
| 1956 | 176 |
| 1955 | 149 |
| 1954 | 191 |
| 1953 | 161 |
| 1952 | 156 |
| 1951 | 172 |
| 1950 | 170 |
| 1949 | 178 |
| 1948 | 150 |
| 1947 | 178 |
| 1946 | 149 |
| 1945 | 124 |
| 1944 | 122 |
| 1943 | 130 |
| 1942 | 112 |
| 1941 | 109 |
| 1940 | 88 |
| 1939 | 77 |
| 1938 | 106 |
| 1937 | 99 |
| 1936 | 98 |
| 1935 | 101 |
| 1934 | 97 |
| 1933 | 77 |
| 1932 | 68 |
| 1931 | 78 |
| 1930 | 62 |
| 1929 | 71 |
| 1928 | 78 |
| 1927 | 85 |
| 1926 | 89 |
| 1925 | 89 |
| 1924 | 112 |
| 1923 | 83 |
| 1922 | 93 |
| 1921 | 83 |
| 1920 | 98 |
| 1919 | 107 |
| 1918 | 95 |
| 1917 | 91 |
| 1916 | 83 |
| 1915 | 78 |
| 1914 | 92 |
| 1913 | 37 |
| 1912 | 45 |
| 1911 | 26 |
| 1910 | 26 |
| 1909 | 22 |
| 1908 | 25 |
| 1907 | 18 |
| 1906 | 15 |
| 1905 | 16 |
| 1904 | 25 |
| 1903 | 23 |
| 1902 | 11 |
| 1901 | 13 |
| 1900 | 31 |
| 1899 | 14 |
| 1898 | 14 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1896 | 13 |
| 1895 | 9 |
| 1894 | 16 |
| 1893 | 13 |
| 1892 | 18 |
| 1891 | 13 |
| 1890 | 8 |
| 1889 | 11 |
| 1888 | 15 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1886 | 15 |
| 1885 | 10 |
| 1884 | 13 |
| 1883 | 11 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | 12 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
Girls named Carter each year since 1880
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The numbers for Carter (girls)
| Year | Babies |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 679 |
| 2024 | 605 |
| 2023 | 594 |
| 2022 | 553 |
| 2021 | 622 |
| 2020 | 587 |
| 2019 | 611 |
| 2018 | 655 |
| 2017 | 602 |
| 2016 | 703 |
| 2015 | 581 |
| 2014 | 355 |
| 2013 | 300 |
| 2012 | 246 |
| 2011 | 195 |
| 2010 | 160 |
| 2009 | 119 |
| 2008 | 104 |
| 2007 | 102 |
| 2006 | 123 |
| 2005 | 120 |
| 2004 | 114 |
| 2003 | 101 |
| 2002 | 66 |
| 2001 | 80 |
| 2000 | 91 |
| 1999 | 83 |
| 1998 | 63 |
| 1997 | 61 |
| 1996 | 66 |
| 1995 | 59 |
| 1994 | 44 |
| 1993 | 44 |
| 1992 | 30 |
| 1991 | 41 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1989 | 22 |
| 1988 | 15 |
| 1987 | 27 |
| 1986 | 21 |
| 1985 | 24 |
| 1984 | 15 |
| 1983 | 9 |
| 1982 | 12 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1980 | 8 |
| 1979 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1978 | 9 |
| 1977 | 11 |
| 1976 | 14 |
| 1975 | 10 |
| 1974 | 14 |
| 1973 | 11 |
| 1972 | 9 |
| 1971 | 11 |
| 1970 | 9 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1968 | 6 |
| 1967 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1966 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1965 | 8 |
| 1964 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1963 | 7 |
| 1962 | 10 |
| 1961 | 6 |
| 1960 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1959 | 7 |
| 1958 | 5 |
| 1957 | 5 |
| 1956 | 7 |
| 1955 | 9 |
| 1954 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1953 | 8 |
| 1952 | 8 |
| 1951 | 8 |
| 1950 | 7 |
| 1949 | 6 |
| 1948 | 9 |
| 1947 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1946 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1945 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1942 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1941 | 7 |
| 1940 | 6 |
| 1939 | 6 |
| 1938 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1937 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1936 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1935 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1934 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1933 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1932 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1931 | 7 |
| 1930 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1929 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1928 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1927 | 9 |
| 1926 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1925 | 6 |
| 1924 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1923 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1922 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1921 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1920 | 5 |
| 1919 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1918 | 5 |
| 1917 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1916 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1915 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1914 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1913 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1912 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1911 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1910 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1909 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1908 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1907 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1906 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1905 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1904 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1903 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1902 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1901 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1900 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1899 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1898 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1897 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1896 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1895 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1894 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1893 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1892 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1891 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1890 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1889 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1888 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1887 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1886 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1885 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1884 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1883 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1882 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1881 | Fewer than 5 |
| 1880 | Fewer than 5 |
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Source and notes
U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications (national data) (Public domain (U.S. government work)), data through 2025.
The counts come from Social Security card applications for babies born in the U.S., so the early years undercount everyone. A year with fewer than 5 babies of one sex given a name is left out for privacy and shows as fewer than 5. Spellings count separately: Emma and Ema are different names here.