Carter vs Carson

Side-by-side comparison of Carter and Carson — 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

Carson

Boy name · Rank #124

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Metric Carter Carson
Current Rank #46 #124
Total Births (all years) 200,762 129,861
Peak Year 2015 2018
Peak Year Births 10,814 5,259
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carter Carson
1880ss 100 89
1890ss 134 93
1900ss 199 142
1910ss 680 753
1920ss 881 1,050
1930ss 863 933
1940ss 1,340 1,123
1950ss 1,612 1,212
1960ss 1,345 859
1970ss 1,360 1,185
1980ss 1,683 2,333
1990ss 9,725 9,971
2000ss 52,320 44,631
2010ss 95,250 48,019
2020ss 33,270 17,468

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carter Carson
2014 10,690 4,624
2015 10,814 4,760
2016 10,218 4,931
2017 9,831 4,765
2018 9,382 5,259
2019 8,682 4,520
2020 7,575 4,193
2021 7,202 3,769
2022 6,356 3,407
2023 5,870 3,209
2024 6,267 2,890

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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