Cary vs Carter

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

Name A

Cary

Boy name · Rank #3525

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Name B

Carter

Boy name · Rank #46

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Metric Cary Carter
Current Rank #3525 #46
Total Births (all years) 24,504 206,833
Peak Year 1957 2015
Peak Year Births 788 10,814
Peak Decade 1960s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Cary Carter
1880s 127 100
1890s 123 134
1900s 135 199
1910s 382 680
1920s 551 881
1930s 666 863
1940s 2,807 1,340
1950s 5,460 1,612
1960s 7,047 1,345
1970s 3,599 1,359
1980s 1,783 1,680
1990s 1,004 9,725
2000s 360 52,320
2010s 285 95,261
2020s 175 39,334

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cary Carter
2014 21 10,691
2015 32 10,814
2016 35 10,220
2017 31 9,833
2018 22 9,385
2019 41 8,682
2020 26 7,577
2021 27 7,205
2022 37 6,361
2023 23 5,878
2024 32 6,289
2025 30 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, 1880–2025.

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