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.

Name A

Carr

Boy name

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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) 200 200,762
Peak Year 1940 2015
Peak Year Births 11 10,814
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1913 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carr Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss 31 680
1920ss 32 881
1930ss 25 863
1940ss 16 1,340
1950ss 31 1,612
1960ss 36 1,345
1970ss 6 1,360
1980ss 12 1,683
1990ss — 9,725
2000ss 6 52,320
2010ss 5 95,250
2020ss — 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carr Carter
2014 5 10,690
2015 — 10,814
2016 — 10,218
2017 — 9,831
2018 — 9,382
2019 — 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 — 6,356
2023 — 5,870
2024 — 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, 1913–2014.

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