Carvin vs Carter

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

Name A

Carvin

Boy name

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Carvin Carter
Current Rank Unranked #46
Total Births (all years) 730 206,833
Peak Year 1957 2015
Peak Year Births 17 10,814
Peak Decade 1950s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Carvin Carter
1880s - 100
1890s - 134
1900s - 199
1910s 22 680
1920s 68 881
1930s 71 863
1940s 88 1,340
1950s 122 1,612
1960s 97 1,345
1970s 78 1,359
1980s 74 1,680
1990s 46 9,725
2000s 40 52,320
2010s 24 95,261
2020s - 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carvin Carter
2014 6 10,691
2015 - 10,814
2016 8 10,220
2017 5 9,833
2018 - 9,385
2019 - 8,682
2020 - 7,577
2021 - 7,205
2022 - 6,361
2023 - 5,878
2024 - 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, 1916–2017.

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