Boys' name · since 1952
Carlester
74 babies named Carlester in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carlester sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 74 recorded since 1952.
Social Security Administration records show Carlester recorded 74 times among boys since 1952, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 1981.
- #19,420 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 74 born since 1952
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlester ranks #19,420 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 74 born since 1952, peaking in the 1950s.
- #19,420 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 74
- born since 1952
- 1950s
- peak decade
Carlester's 74 recorded births place it above 57.11% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Maryland.
Carlester's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlester splits its recorded history at 1960: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlester popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1981
- Peak year (1954)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Carlester by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (45 births, 61% of the file).
1950s was Carlester's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Carlester births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 45 births (61% of all-time use).
Carlester by state
Where Carlester concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Maryland | | 10 | 13.5% |
10 of 74 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carlester's data
- Carlester's decade-level peak was the 1950s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Maryland records the most Carlesters (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Maryland names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carlester: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1952–1981 (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 Carlester 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.