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 #7027

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carden Carter
Current Rank #7027 #46
Total Births (all years) 413 200,762
Peak Year 2008 2015
Peak Year Births 28 10,814
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carden 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 5 9,725
2000ss 114 52,320
2010ss 217 95,250
2020ss 77 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carden Carter
2014 19 10,690
2015 18 10,814
2016 17 10,218
2017 28 9,831
2018 14 9,382
2019 24 8,682
2020 17 7,575
2021 15 7,202
2022 15 6,356
2023 18 5,870
2024 12 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, 1998–2024.

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