Boys' name · since 1914
Carthel
Carthel has 237 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
237 boys have been named Carthel since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carthel has been recorded 237 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1952.
- #11,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 237 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carthel ranks #11,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 237 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 237
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carthel's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Carthel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carthel's full recorded timeline at 1931, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1932 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carthel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1952
- Peak year (1932)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Carthel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (67 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Carthel's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Carthel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
40 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s
1930s
63 births
- 1940s
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 67 births (28% of all-time use).
Carthel by state
Where Carthel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
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What to do with Carthel's data
- Carthel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Carthels (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carthel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1914–1952 (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 Carthel 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.