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 #699

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carmelo Carter
Current Rank #699 #46
Total Births (all years) 13,168 206,833
Peak Year 2013 2015
Peak Year Births 516 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1904 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carmelo Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s 24 199
1910s 505 680
1920s 772 881
1930s 397 863
1940s 257 1,340
1950s 652 1,612
1960s 861 1,345
1970s 865 1,359
1980s 688 1,680
1990s 554 9,725
2000s 1,589 52,320
2010s 3,777 95,261
2020s 2,227 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carmelo Carter
2014 402 10,691
2015 353 10,814
2016 354 10,220
2017 308 9,833
2018 334 9,385
2019 349 8,682
2020 346 7,577
2021 386 7,205
2022 376 6,361
2023 356 5,878
2024 386 6,289
2025 377 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, 1904–2025.

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