Caruso vs Carter

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

Name A

Caruso

Boy name · Rank #11036

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Caruso Carter
Current Rank #11036 #46
Total Births (all years) 16 200,762
Peak Year 2024 2015
Peak Year Births 6 10,814
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1923 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Caruso Carter
1880ss — 100
1890ss — 134
1900ss — 199
1910ss — 680
1920ss 5 881
1930ss — 863
1940ss — 1,340
1950ss — 1,612
1960ss — 1,345
1970ss — 1,360
1980ss — 1,683
1990ss — 9,725
2000ss — 52,320
2010ss 5 95,250
2020ss 6 33,270

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caruso Carter
2014 — 10,690
2015 — 10,814
2016 — 10,218
2017 — 9,831
2018 — 9,382
2019 5 8,682
2020 — 7,575
2021 — 7,202
2022 — 6,356
2023 — 5,870
2024 6 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, 1923–2024.

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