Carver vs Carter

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

Name A

Carver

Boy name · Rank #1463

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Carver Carter
Current Rank #1463 #46
Total Births (all years) 3,161 206,833
Peak Year 2018 2015
Peak Year Births 143 10,814
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1912 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carver Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s 22 680
1920s 49 881
1930s 64 863
1940s 142 1,340
1950s 72 1,612
1960s 48 1,345
1970s 31 1,359
1980s 38 1,680
1990s 171 9,725
2000s 577 52,320
2010s 1,208 95,261
2020s 739 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carver Carter
2014 121 10,691
2015 141 10,814
2016 140 10,220
2017 139 9,833
2018 143 9,385
2019 125 8,682
2020 120 7,577
2021 130 7,205
2022 121 6,361
2023 127 5,878
2024 124 6,289
2025 117 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, 1912–2025.

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