Boys' name · since 1969
Cartrell
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Cartrell, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cartrell sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 152 recorded since 1969.
Cartrell has 152 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1969 to 2019.
- #14,643 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 152 born since 1969
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cartrell ranks #14,643 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1969, peaking in the 1980s.
- #14,643 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 152
- born since 1969
- 1980s
- peak decade
Cartrell's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cartrell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cartrell's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cartrell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2019
- Peak year (1992)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Cartrell by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (42 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Cartrell's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Cartrell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 16
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 42 births (28% of all-time use).
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- Cartrell's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (42 total births) through the 2010s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cartrell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1969–2019 (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 Cartrell 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.