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 #4703

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carsten Carter
Current Rank #4703 #46
Total Births (all years) 2,341 200,762
Peak Year 2011 2015
Peak Year Births 129 10,814
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carsten Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss 26 680
1920ss 59 881
1930ss 19 863
1940ss — 1,340
1950ss 15 1,612
1960ss 75 1,345
1970ss 63 1,360
1980ss 77 1,683
1990ss 230 9,725
2000ss 709 52,320
2010ss 881 95,250
2020ss 187 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carsten Carter
2014 93 10,690
2015 84 10,814
2016 67 10,218
2017 43 9,831
2018 59 9,382
2019 59 8,682
2020 52 7,575
2021 39 7,202
2022 42 6,356
2023 33 5,870
2024 21 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, 1912–2024.

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