Carter
4 countries#45 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carter was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
216,871 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #45 · peaked in 2015 with 11,395 births
Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
1,262 births recorded 1998–2025 · currently #79 · peaked in 2018 with 113 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
986 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #114 · peaked in 2013 with 57 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
71 births recorded 2010–2022 · currently #2646 · peaked in 2021 with 11 births
Most common in: Nord
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carter’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #75 | — |
| 2007 | #80 | ↓5 |
| 2008 | #65 | ↑15 |
| 2009 | #50 | ↑15 |
| 2010 | #48 | ↑2 |
| 2011 | #41 | ↑7 |
| 2012 | #36 | ↑5 |
| 2013 | #33 | ↑3 |
| 2014 | #27 | ↑6 |
| 2015 | #24 | ↑3 |
| 2016 | #26 | ↓2 |
| 2017 | #24 | ↑2 |
| 2018 | #24 | — |
| 2019 | #30 | ↓6 |
| 2020 | #33 | ↓3 |
| 2021 | #39 | ↓6 |
| 2022 | #47 | ↓8 |
| 2023 | #48 | ↓1 |
| 2024 | #46 | ↑2 |
| 2025 | #45 | ↑1 |
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