Carson vs Carter

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

Name A

Carson

Boy name · Rank #124

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carson Carter
Current Rank #124 #46
Total Births (all years) 132,774 206,833
Peak Year 2018 2015
Peak Year Births 5,259 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carson Carter
1880s 89 100
1890s 93 134
1900s 142 199
1910s 753 680
1920s 1,050 881
1930s 933 863
1940s 1,123 1,340
1950s 1,212 1,612
1960s 859 1,345
1970s 1,184 1,359
1980s 2,333 1,680
1990s 9,970 9,725
2000s 44,632 52,320
2010s 48,026 95,261
2020s 20,375 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carson Carter
2014 4,625 10,691
2015 4,761 10,814
2016 4,931 10,220
2017 4,766 9,833
2018 5,259 9,385
2019 4,522 8,682
2020 4,196 7,577
2021 3,777 7,205
2022 3,408 6,361
2023 3,210 5,878
2024 2,901 6,289
2025 2,883 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, 1880–2025.

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