Recorded 1969–2019 Boys' name Peak 1992 152 births

Cartrell — boys' name

152 babies named Cartrell in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s231980s421990s422000s222010s16
1980s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Cartrell was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

11 babies were named Cartrell in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cartrell

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Cartrell between 1969 and 2019, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cartrell currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cartrell performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cartrell shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cartrell 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 152 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.

Cartrell at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

152

Since 1969

51 years of records

Peak year

1992

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1969

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2019

Cartrell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1969

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1992)
11
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
4681012 201920092002199519921987198319771969 7

Cartrell by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
42 births that decade — 28% of Cartrell's all-time total
1960s71970s231980s421990s422000s222010s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cartrell?
152 babies have been named Cartrell since 1969. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1992 with 11 births.
When was Cartrell most popular?
Cartrell was most popular in the 1980s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Cartrell been used?
Cartrell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 51 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Cartrell?
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, 1969–2019 (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.