Carlisle vs Carter

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

Name A

Carlisle

Boy name · Rank #3277

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carlisle Carter
Current Rank #3277 #46
Total Births (all years) 1,862 206,833
Peak Year 2012 2015
Peak Year Births 47 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1888 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carlisle Carter
1880s 9 100
1890s 36 134
1900s 10 199
1910s 188 680
1920s 231 881
1930s 176 863
1940s 155 1,340
1950s 108 1,612
1960s 66 1,345
1970s 92 1,359
1980s 70 1,680
1990s 76 9,725
2000s 54 52,320
2010s 365 95,261
2020s 226 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carlisle Carter
2014 35 10,691
2015 35 10,814
2016 39 10,220
2017 40 9,833
2018 42 9,385
2019 34 8,682
2020 40 7,577
2021 42 7,205
2022 38 6,361
2023 34 5,878
2024 36 6,289
2025 36 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, 1888–2025.

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