Carden vs Carter

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

Name A

Carden

Boy name · Rank #6684

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carden Carter
Current Rank #6684 #46
Total Births (all years) 425 206,833
Peak Year 2008 2015
Peak Year Births 28 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carden Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s - 680
1920s - 881
1930s - 863
1940s - 1,340
1950s - 1,612
1960s - 1,345
1970s - 1,359
1980s - 1,680
1990s 5 9,725
2000s 114 52,320
2010s 217 95,261
2020s 89 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carden Carter
2014 19 10,691
2015 18 10,814
2016 17 10,220
2017 28 9,833
2018 14 9,385
2019 24 8,682
2020 17 7,577
2021 15 7,205
2022 15 6,361
2023 18 5,878
2024 13 6,289
2025 11 6,024

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, 1998–2025.

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