Carr vs Carter

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

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Carr

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carr Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 200 206,833
Peak Year 1940 2015
Peak Year Births 11 10,814
Peak Decade 1960s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carr Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s 31 680
1920s 32 881
1930s 25 863
1940s 16 1,340
1950s 31 1,612
1960s 36 1,345
1970s 6 1,359
1980s 12 1,680
1990s - 9,725
2000s 6 52,320
2010s 5 95,261
2020s - 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carr Carter
2014 5 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, 1913–2014.

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