Carnel vs Carter

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

Name A

Carnel

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Carnel Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 208 206,833
Peak Year 1977 2015
Peak Year Births 10 10,814
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carnel Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s 16 680
1920s 11 881
1930s 6 863
1940s 23 1,340
1950s 42 1,612
1960s 41 1,345
1970s 38 1,359
1980s 14 1,680
1990s 12 9,725
2000s 5 52,320
2010s - 95,261
2020s - 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carnel Carter
2014 - 10,691
2015 - 10,814
2016 - 10,220
2017 - 9,833
2018 - 9,385
2019 - 8,682
2020 - 7,577
2021 - 7,205
2022 - 6,361
2023 - 5,878
2024 - 6,289
2025 - 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, 1914–2006.

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