Carrol vs Carter

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

Name A

Carrol

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carrol Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 6,067 206,833
Peak Year 1930 2015
Peak Year Births 191 10,814
Peak Decade 1930s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1890 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carrol Carter
1880s - 100
1890s 34 134
1900s 83 199
1910s 725 680
1920s 1,465 881
1930s 1,705 863
1940s 1,204 1,340
1950s 481 1,612
1960s 208 1,345
1970s 111 1,359
1980s 51 1,680
1990s - 9,725
2000s - 52,320
2010s - 95,261
2020s - 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carrol 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, 1890–1989.

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