Carleton vs Carter

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

Name A

Carleton

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carleton Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 4,839 200,762
Peak Year 1923 2015
Peak Year Births 103 10,814
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carleton Carter
1880ss 42 100
1890ss 89 134
1900ss 102 199
1910ss 582 680
1920ss 830 881
1930ss 622 863
1940ss 599 1,340
1950ss 638 1,612
1960ss 434 1,345
1970ss 337 1,360
1980ss 263 1,683
1990ss 180 9,725
2000ss 99 52,320
2010ss 16 95,250
2020ss 6 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carleton Carter
2014 — 10,690
2015 — 10,814
2016 6 10,218
2017 5 9,831
2018 — 9,382
2019 — 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 — 6,356
2023 6 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, 1880–2023.

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