Carey vs Carter

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

Name A

Carey

Boy name · Rank #5242

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carey Carter
Current Rank #5242 #46
Total Births (all years) 16,880 206,833
Peak Year 1957 2015
Peak Year Births 461 10,814
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carey Carter
1880s 144 100
1890s 151 134
1900s 157 199
1910s 520 680
1920s 705 881
1930s 787 863
1940s 1,559 1,340
1950s 3,649 1,612
1960s 3,289 1,345
1970s 2,766 1,359
1980s 1,604 1,680
1990s 887 9,725
2000s 351 52,320
2010s 238 95,261
2020s 73 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carey Carter
2014 21 10,691
2015 23 10,814
2016 24 10,220
2017 22 9,833
2018 23 9,385
2019 18 8,682
2020 12 7,577
2021 7 7,205
2022 11 6,361
2023 12 5,878
2024 18 6,289
2025 13 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, 1880–2025.

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