Carless vs Carter

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

Name A

Carless

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Carless Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 151 200,762
Peak Year 1922 2015
Peak Year Births 12 10,814
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carless Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss 18 680
1920ss 64 881
1930ss 28 863
1940ss 21 1,340
1950ss 5 1,612
1960ss 10 1,345
1970ss 5 1,360
1980ss — 1,683
1990ss — 9,725
2000ss — 52,320
2010ss — 95,250
2020ss — 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carless Carter
2014 — 10,690
2015 — 10,814
2016 — 10,218
2017 — 9,831
2018 — 9,382
2019 — 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 — 6,356
2023 — 5,870
2024 — 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, 1915–1972.

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