Carter vs Carlos

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

Name A

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Name B

Carlos

Boy name · Rank #135

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Metric Carter Carlos
Current Rank #46 #135
Total Births (all years) 200,762 304,581
Peak Year 2015 2001
Peak Year Births 10,814 6,842
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carter Carlos
1880ss 100 209
1890ss 134 252
1900ss 199 489
1910ss 680 2,110
1920ss 881 4,785
1930ss 863 5,553
1940ss 1,340 8,100
1950ss 1,612 15,822
1960ss 1,345 22,391
1970ss 1,360 36,948
1980ss 1,683 41,503
1990ss 9,725 55,179
2000ss 52,320 63,196
2010ss 95,250 35,298
2020ss 33,270 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carter Carlos
2014 10,690 3,424
2015 10,814 3,421
2016 10,218 3,204
2017 9,831 3,075
2018 9,382 2,864
2019 8,682 2,845
2020 7,575 2,479
2021 7,202 2,504
2022 6,356 2,593
2023 5,870 2,556
2024 6,267 2,614

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, 1881–2024.

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