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Carter name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Carter ranks #45 in male records (6,024 reported) and #454 in female records (679 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Carter becoming more popular?

Carter's reported male count decreased by 265 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #46 to #45. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Carter in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CarterFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.10,2200201620252016: 703 female records2017: 602 female records2018: 655 female records2019: 611 female records2020: 587 female records2021: 622 female records2022: 553 female records2023: 594 female records2024: 605 female records2025: 679 female records2016: 10,220 male records2017: 9,833 male records2018: 9,385 male records2019: 8,682 male records2020: 7,577 male records2021: 7,205 male records2022: 6,361 male records2023: 5,878 male records2024: 6,289 male records2025: 6,024 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20256794546,02445
20246055086,28946
20235945105,87848
20225535506,36147
20216225017,20539
20205875157,57733
20196115148,68230
20186554799,38524
20176025209,83324
201670345710,22026

Questions about Carter’s popularity

How common is Carter in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Carter ranks #45 in male records (6,024 reported) and #454 in female records (679 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Carter?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Carter only.

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