Carmelo vs Carter

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

Name A

Carmelo

Boy name · Rank #698

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carmelo Carter
Current Rank #698 #46
Total Births (all years) 12,789 200,762
Peak Year 2013 2015
Peak Year Births 514 10,814
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carmelo Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss 24 199
1910ss 505 680
1920ss 772 881
1930ss 397 863
1940ss 257 1,340
1950ss 653 1,612
1960ss 861 1,345
1970ss 865 1,360
1980ss 688 1,683
1990ss 554 9,725
2000ss 1,589 52,320
2010ss 3,774 95,250
2020ss 1,850 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carmelo Carter
2014 401 10,690
2015 353 10,814
2016 354 10,218
2017 308 9,831
2018 334 9,382
2019 349 8,682
2020 346 7,575
2021 386 7,202
2022 376 6,356
2023 356 5,870
2024 386 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, 1904–2024.

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