Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1985
Cartney
29 babies named Cartney in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 29
- total births
- 1985–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
Cartney sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1985.
Cartney has 29 recorded births among girls since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1990.
- 29 total births
- 1985–1990 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 76% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Cartney since 1985, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1990.
- 29
- total births
- 1985–1990
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
76% of everyone ever named Cartney was born in this single decade.
1987
Single peak year
8 babies were named Cartney in 1987 - its busiest year on record.
Cartney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Cartney's full recorded timeline at 1989, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Cartney at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1985
Cartney popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1990
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Cartney by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Cartney's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Cartney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (76% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Cartney? ▼
Cartney has been given to 29 babies in the U.S. since 1985, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1990. 8 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
When was Cartney most popular? ▼
Cartney was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Cartney been used? ▼
Records for Cartney go back to 1985, giving 6 years of history through 1990.
What names are similar to Cartney? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Cartney's data
- Cartney's decade-level peak was the 1980s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Cartney
Nearby Names Like Cartney
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Cartney
Carol Girl
#2639 816,928 births
Carolyn Girl
#1160 556,777 births
Carrie Girl
#3013 266,350 births
Caroline Girl
#92 250,410 births
Carla Girl
#1009 150,390 births
Compare Cartney side by side: Cartney vs Carol Cartney vs Carolyn Cartney vs Carrie
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1985–1990 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Cite this page
NameAlmanac Editorial. "Cartney: Baby Name Since 1985 - 29 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/cartney. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Cartney 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 July 2026.