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

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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) 35,431 206,833
Peak Year 1934 2015
Peak Year Births 874 10,814
Peak Decade 1930s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carroll Carter
1880s 290 100
1890s 494 134
1900s 667 199
1910s 3,786 680
1920s 6,759 881
1930s 7,963 863
1940s 7,086 1,340
1950s 4,170 1,612
1960s 2,110 1,345
1970s 1,042 1,359
1980s 582 1,680
1990s 259 9,725
2000s 113 52,320
2010s 91 95,261
2020s 19 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carroll Carter
2014 6 10,691
2015 9 10,814
2016 10 10,220
2017 5 9,833
2018 8 9,385
2019 9 8,682
2020 - 7,577
2021 11 7,205
2022 - 6,361
2023 8 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, 1880–2023.

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