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Karter name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Karter ranks #270 in male records (1,265 reported) and #989 in female records (256 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#989 · 256 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 1 female records (257 to 256); rank moved from #1,001 to #989.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 63 female records (319 to 256); rank moved from #861 to #989.
2025 male rank and count
#270 · 1,265 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 166 male records (1,431 to 1,265); rank moved from #248 to #270.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 654 male records (1,919 to 1,265); rank moved from #201 to #270.
Peak year in available data
2019: 2,425 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Karter becoming more popular?

Karter's reported male count decreased by 166 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #248 to #270. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Karter 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 KarterFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,4250201620252016: 410 female records2017: 351 female records2018: 312 female records2019: 370 female records2020: 297 female records2021: 319 female records2022: 312 female records2023: 303 female records2024: 257 female records2025: 256 female records2016: 2,125 male records2017: 2,286 male records2018: 2,239 male records2019: 2,425 male records2020: 2,340 male records2021: 1,919 male records2022: 1,743 male records2023: 1,597 male records2024: 1,431 male records2025: 1,265 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
20252569891,265270
20242571,0011,431248
20233038891,597225
20223128921,743217
20213198611,919201
20202978932,340162
20193707592,425163
20183128722,239176
20173517832,286174
20164107022,125190

Questions about Karter’s popularity

How common is Karter in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Karter ranks #270 in male records (1,265 reported) and #989 in female records (256 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 Karter?

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

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