Boys' name · since 1993
Carder
402 babies named Carder in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carder currently ranks #6978 among boys' names in America, with 402 babies recorded since 1993.
Carder has 402 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6978 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #8,994 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,978 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 402 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carder ranks #8,994 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,978 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 402 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,994 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,978 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 402
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Carder's 402 recorded births place it above 80.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Carder compares
402 Top 49% higher than 51% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carder's all-time total is 9% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 402 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Carder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carder's full recorded timeline at 2012, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Carder by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (201 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Carder's strongest decade.
201 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Carder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 201 births (50% of all-time use).
Carder by state
Where Carder concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
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What to do with Carder's data
- Carder's decade-level peak was the 2010s (201 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Carders (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~32 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1993–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carder draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.