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

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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) 4,839 206,833
Peak Year 1923 2015
Peak Year Births 103 10,814
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carleton Carter
1880s 42 100
1890s 89 134
1900s 102 199
1910s 582 680
1920s 830 881
1930s 622 863
1940s 599 1,340
1950s 638 1,612
1960s 434 1,345
1970s 337 1,359
1980s 263 1,680
1990s 180 9,725
2000s 99 52,320
2010s 16 95,261
2020s 6 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carleton Carter
2014 - 10,691
2015 - 10,814
2016 6 10,220
2017 5 9,833
2018 - 9,385
2019 - 8,682
2020 - 7,577
2021 - 7,205
2022 - 6,361
2023 6 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, 1880–2023.

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