Carlyle vs Carter

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

Name A

Carlyle

Boy name · Rank #5669

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carlyle Carter
Current Rank #5669 #46
Total Births (all years) 3,856 206,833
Peak Year 1918 2015
Peak Year Births 115 10,814
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carlyle Carter
1880s - 100
1890s 36 134
1900s 47 199
1910s 631 680
1920s 791 881
1930s 552 863
1940s 401 1,340
1950s 348 1,612
1960s 168 1,345
1970s 168 1,359
1980s 165 1,680
1990s 152 9,725
2000s 92 52,320
2010s 192 95,261
2020s 113 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carlyle Carter
2014 21 10,691
2015 18 10,814
2016 23 10,220
2017 26 9,833
2018 26 9,385
2019 24 8,682
2020 23 7,577
2021 22 7,205
2022 17 6,361
2023 15 5,878
2024 16 6,289
2025 20 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, 1892–2025.

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