Carroll vs Carter

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

Name A

Carroll

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carroll Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 35,431 200,762
Peak Year 1934 2015
Peak Year Births 874 10,814
Peak Decade 1930ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carroll Carter
1880ss 290 100
1890ss 494 134
1900ss 667 199
1910ss 3,786 680
1920ss 6,759 881
1930ss 7,963 863
1940ss 7,086 1,340
1950ss 4,170 1,612
1960ss 2,110 1,345
1970ss 1,042 1,360
1980ss 582 1,683
1990ss 259 9,725
2000ss 113 52,320
2010ss 91 95,250
2020ss 19 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carroll Carter
2014 6 10,690
2015 9 10,814
2016 10 10,218
2017 5 9,831
2018 8 9,382
2019 9 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 11 7,202
2022 — 6,356
2023 8 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, 1880–2023.

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