Boys' name · since 1913
Carr
Carr has 200 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1940 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
200 boys have been named Carr since 1913, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carr recorded 200 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2014.
- #12,940 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 200 born since 1913
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carr ranks #12,940 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 200 born since 1913, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,940 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 200
- born since 1913
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carr's 200 recorded births place it above 71.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carr's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carr's full recorded timeline at 1949, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1940 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carr popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2014
- Peak year (1940)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Carr by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (36 births, 18% of the file).
1960s was Carr's strongest decade.
36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Carr births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
31 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
25 births
- 1940s
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s
1960s
36 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 36 births (18% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carr's data
- Carr's decade-level peak was the 1960s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Carr: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1913–2014 (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 Carr 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.