Carlon vs Carter

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

Name A

Carlon

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carlon Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 863 200,762
Peak Year 1973 2015
Peak Year Births 19 10,814
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carlon Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss — 680
1920ss 65 881
1930ss 87 863
1940ss 120 1,340
1950ss 102 1,612
1960ss 85 1,345
1970ss 105 1,360
1980ss 75 1,683
1990ss 94 9,725
2000ss 74 52,320
2010ss 51 95,250
2020ss 5 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carlon Carter
2014 5 10,690
2015 — 10,814
2016 8 10,218
2017 — 9,831
2018 — 9,382
2019 — 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 5 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, 1921–2022.

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