Boys' name · since 1968
Cartez
Cartez has 429 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1991 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 429
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
429 boys have been named Cartez since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Cartez recorded 429 times among boys since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2023.
- #8,643 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 429 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cartez ranks #8,643 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 429 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 429
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cartez's 429 recorded births place it above 80.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Cartez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cartez's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1980, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cartez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2023
- Peak year (1991)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Cartez by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 24% of the file).
2000s was Cartez's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Cartez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
54 births
- 1980s
1980s
77 births
- 1990s
1990s
102 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (24% of all-time use).
Cartez by state
Where Cartez concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
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What to do with Cartez's data
- Cartez's decade-level peak was the 2000s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Cartezs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Cartez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1968–2023 (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 Cartez 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.