How Many People Are Named Carter?
people named Carter are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,625 people in the US has this name
Based on 216,871 babies named Carter in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,395 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which meant "one who uses a cart".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carter, 4.7% were girls and 95.3% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1880s: 0% of the babies were girls then and 8.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carter alive today is about 13 years old, and 95% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 18 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carter first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2015, to 11,395 babies. In 2025, 6,703 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carter never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #24, in 2015 and 2017 to 2018, and it was in the top 100 for 22 years, 2004 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #45.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #45 |
| Best rank | #24 (2015 and 2017 to 2018) |
| Years in the top 100 | 22 (2004 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #30 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carter alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carter were born in Texas than in any other state: about 14,439 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carter was given 2.3 times as often in South Dakota, 2.3 times in Vermont and 2.2 times in North Dakota.
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