Carsten vs Carter

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

Name A

Carsten

Boy name · Rank #4718

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carsten Carter
Current Rank #4718 #46
Total Births (all years) 2,367 206,833
Peak Year 2011 2015
Peak Year Births 129 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carsten Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s 26 680
1920s 59 881
1930s 19 863
1940s - 1,340
1950s 15 1,612
1960s 75 1,345
1970s 63 1,359
1980s 78 1,680
1990s 230 9,725
2000s 709 52,320
2010s 881 95,261
2020s 212 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carsten Carter
2014 93 10,691
2015 84 10,814
2016 67 10,220
2017 43 9,833
2018 59 9,385
2019 59 8,682
2020 53 7,577
2021 39 7,205
2022 42 6,361
2023 33 5,878
2024 21 6,289
2025 24 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, 1912–2025.

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