Masculine dossier · first seen 1985

Karter

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2019

Peak era

2019

Peak rank proxy

2,424

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1985Peak 20192024

Peak year

2019

Decline from peak

41.2%

2024

1,425

All-time

28,187

Karter 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 2019, when 2,424 boys were named Karter.

In 2024, only 1,425 boys were given the name.

Down 41.2% from its peak.

All told, about 28,187 Americans have been named Karter and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1985.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2019

20192,424 boys named Karter

20241,425 boys named Karter

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