Recorded 1924–1957 Boys' name Peak 1926 16 births

Carthell — boys' name

16 babies named Carthell in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111950s5
1920s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Carthell was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Carthell in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carthell

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Carthell between 1924 and 1957, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carthell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1957. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carthell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carthell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carthell 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 16 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.

Carthell at a glance

Last recorded 1957

Total births

16

Since 1924

34 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1957

Active since

1924

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1957

Carthell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–1924

Last recorded 1957
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 195719261924 5

Carthell by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 69% of Carthell's all-time total
1920s111950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carthell?
16 babies have been named Carthell since 1924. It was last recorded in 1957. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Carthell most popular?
Carthell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Carthell been used?
Carthell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 34 years of data through 1957.
What names are similar to Carthell?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1957 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.