Carle vs Carter

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

Name A

Carle

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carle Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 462 206,833
Peak Year 1920 2015
Peak Year Births 20 10,814
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carle Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s 5 199
1910s 46 680
1920s 106 881
1930s 84 863
1940s 64 1,340
1950s 77 1,612
1960s 58 1,345
1970s 16 1,359
1980s 6 1,680
1990s - 9,725
2000s - 52,320
2010s - 95,261
2020s - 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carle Carter
2014 - 10,691
2015 - 10,814
2016 - 10,220
2017 - 9,833
2018 - 9,385
2019 - 8,682
2020 - 7,577
2021 - 7,205
2022 - 6,361
2023 - 5,878
2024 - 6,289
2025 - 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, 1904–1982.

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