Carlo vs Carter

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

Name A

Carlo

Boy name · Rank #916

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carlo Carter
Current Rank #916 #46
Total Births (all years) 15,920 206,833
Peak Year 2025 2015
Peak Year Births 276 10,814
Peak Decade 1970s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1894 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carlo Carter
1880s - 100
1890s 5 134
1900s 64 199
1910s 865 680
1920s 1,413 881
1930s 955 863
1940s 711 1,340
1950s 877 1,612
1960s 1,259 1,345
1970s 1,965 1,359
1980s 1,544 1,680
1990s 1,474 9,725
2000s 1,908 52,320
2010s 1,678 95,261
2020s 1,202 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carlo Carter
2014 178 10,691
2015 144 10,814
2016 182 10,220
2017 147 9,833
2018 155 9,385
2019 149 8,682
2020 135 7,577
2021 168 7,205
2022 163 6,361
2023 206 5,878
2024 254 6,289
2025 276 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, 1894–2025.

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