Carbon vs Carter

Side-by-side comparison of Carbon and Carter — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Carbon

Boy name · Rank #10531

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carbon Carter
Current Rank #10531 #46
Total Births (all years) 76 200,762
Peak Year 2020 2015
Peak Year Births 15 10,814
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2009 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carbon Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss — 680
1920ss — 881
1930ss — 863
1940ss — 1,340
1950ss — 1,612
1960ss — 1,345
1970ss — 1,360
1980ss — 1,683
1990ss — 9,725
2000ss 5 52,320
2010ss 44 95,250
2020ss 27 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carbon Carter
2014 9 10,690
2015 7 10,814
2016 5 10,218
2017 — 9,831
2018 5 9,382
2019 7 8,682
2020 15 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 5 6,356
2023 — 5,870
2024 7 6,267

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2009–2024.

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