Carthel — boys' name

What the Data Says About Carthel

The Social Security Administration has registered 237 babies named Carthel between 1914 and 1952, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carthel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carthel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carthel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Carthel in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carthel 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 237 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.