Carter

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Carter is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 210,119 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 200,762 as boys and 9,357 as girls. Carter gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2015 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #374 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 6,871
2023 6,464
2022 6,909
2021 7,824
2020 8,162
2019 9,293
2018 10,037
2017 10,433
2016 10,920
2015 11,395
2014 11,045
2013 9,889
2012 9,518
2011 8,803
2010 8,324
2009 8,292
2008 7,173
2007 6,203
2006 6,556
2005 6,019
2004 5,123
2003 4,272
2002 3,546
2001 3,515
2000 2,641
1999 2,027
1998 1,863
1997 1,601
1996 1,282
1995 978
1994 588
1993 594
1992 517
1991 432
1990 366
1989 316
1988 280
1987 240
1986 203
1985 201
1984 152
1983 126
1982 131
1981 97
1980 101
1979 65
1978 80
1977 132
1976 172
1975 172
1974 156
1973 142
1972 172
1971 202
1970 165
1969 158
1968 130
1967 140
1966 127
1965 121
1964 132
1963 165
1962 140
1961 138
1960 139
1959 139
1958 170
1957 145
1956 183
1955 158
1954 191
1953 169
1952 164
1951 180
1950 177
1949 184
1948 159
1947 178
1946 149
1945 124
1944 127
1943 135
1942 112
1941 116
1940 94
1939 83
1938 106
1937 99
1936 98
1935 101
1934 97
1933 77
1932 68
1931 85
1930 62
1929 71
1928 78
1927 94
1926 89
1925 95
1924 112
1923 83
1922 93
1921 83
1920 103
1919 107
1918 100
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
1881 12