Carston vs Carter

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

Name A

Carston

Boy name · Rank #9100

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carston Carter
Current Rank #9100 #46
Total Births (all years) 642 206,833
Peak Year 2009 2015
Peak Year Births 40 10,814
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carston Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s - 680
1920s 5 881
1930s - 863
1940s - 1,340
1950s - 1,612
1960s - 1,345
1970s - 1,359
1980s 5 1,680
1990s 76 9,725
2000s 272 52,320
2010s 230 95,261
2020s 54 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carston Carter
2014 27 10,691
2015 27 10,814
2016 18 10,220
2017 11 9,833
2018 19 9,385
2019 15 8,682
2020 8 7,577
2021 12 7,205
2022 14 6,361
2023 12 5,878
2024 8 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, 1921–2024.

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