Recorded 1963–1975 Boys' name Peak 1963 10 births

Carland — boys' name

10 babies named Carland in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s5
1960s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Carland was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

5 babies were named Carland in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carland

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Carland between 1963 and 1975, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carland currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carland performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carland shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carland in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carland at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

10

Since 1963

13 years of records

Peak year

1963

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1963

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1975

Carland popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1963

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1963)
5
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
5 19751963 5

Carland by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
5 births that decade — 50% of Carland's all-time total
1960s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carland?
10 babies have been named Carland since 1963. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1963 with 5 births.
When was Carland most popular?
Carland was most popular in the 1960s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
How long has the name Carland been used?
Carland has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 13 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Carland?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1963–1975 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.