Unisex name · since 2009
Kartier
Kartier has 1,714 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,714
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kartier currently ranks #1127 among unisex names in America, with 1,714 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Kartier recorded 1,714 times among boys since 2009, holding rank #1127 nationally today, ahead of 92% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #3,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,127 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,714 born since 2009
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kartier ranks #3,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,127 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,714 born since 2009, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,127 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,714
- born since 2009
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kartier's 1,714 recorded births place it above 92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Kartier compares
1,714 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kartier's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kartier | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,714 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 253 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kartier's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kartier's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 92% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 8%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 253, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kartier popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 253
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Kartier popularity over time - girls
196 total births recorded since 2014 (Kartier as girls' name)
Kartier by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,305 births, 76% of the file).
2020s was Kartier's strongest decade.
1,305 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Kartier births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 7
2000s
7 births
- 2010s 402
2010s
402 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,305 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,305 births (76% of all-time use).
How Kartier compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kartier's total volume
Kartier by state
Where Kartier concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 148 | 8.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 132 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 127 | 7.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 122 | 7.1% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 85 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Florida | | 75 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 72 | 4.2% |
| #8 | California | | 66 | 3.9% |
148 of 1,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kartier appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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- Ohio records the most Kartiers (148 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Kartier: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2009–2025 (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 Kartier 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.