Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Carter

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carter
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

10,814

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

42%

2024

6,267

All-time

200,762

Carter is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 10,814 boys were named Carter.

In 2024, only 6,267 boys were given the name.

Down 42% from its peak.

All told, about 200,762 Americans have been named Carter and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

201510,814 boys named Carter

20246,267 boys named Carter

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