Trend of the Popularity of Carter as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 6,024 male babies that were named Carter in the US, which was 0.35% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Carter peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2015 with a count of 10,814 babies, which was 0.56% of the total male babies born in the US in 2015.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Carter, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Carter.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Carter in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Carter in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Carter from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Carter as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	93	0.01
1981	86	0.01
1982	119	0.01
1983	116	0.01
1984	137	0.01
1985	175	0.01
1986	182	0.01
1987	213	0.01
1988	265	0.01
1989	294	0.02
1990	334	0.02
1991	391	0.02
1992	487	0.02
1993	550	0.03
1994	544	0.03
1995	919	0.05
1996	1216	0.06
1997	1540	0.08
1998	1800	0.09
1999	1944	0.10
2000	2550	0.13
2001	3435	0.18
2002	3480	0.18
2003	4171	0.21
2004	5009	0.25
2005	5899	0.30
2006	6433	0.31
2007	6101	0.29
2008	7069	0.35
2009	8173	0.41
2010	8164	0.43
2011	8608	0.45
2012	9274	0.49
2013	9590	0.51
2014	10691	0.56
2015	10814	0.56
2016	10220	0.54
2017	9833	0.53
2018	9385	0.52
2019	8682	0.48
2020	7577	0.44
2021	7205	0.41
2022	6361	0.36
2023	5878	0.34
2024	6289	0.37
2025	6024	0.35