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Carter Modest • Loyal • Generous
Carter Modest • Loyal • Generous
Modest • Loyal • Generous
CarterModest • Loyal • Generous
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Made Famous By Its Appearence On Notory TV Shows Like The OC, ER And Gossip Girl..
Especially common in the Midwest..
Carter Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
96.09%
Male
3.91%
Female
Carter is predominantly a boys name, with 3.91% of Carters being girls, and 96.09% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 179891 males named Carter, and 7322 females given the name
Popularity of Carter by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Carter in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Carter: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Carter' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Carter in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Carter's average ranking is 1468.9, with it's highest ever rank being #. Carter has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 21 times.
Carter has been used in the United States ever since 1881, with over 187213 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Carter gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2009, when it's usage went up by 119.17%. During this year, 8167 babies were named Carter, which was 0.2154% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.294%, in this year alone more than 11000 boys were named Carter.
Popular 'C' Names for Boys
| Name | 'C-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter | 1. | 36. | 10134 | 0.28% |
| Christopher | 2. | 49. | 9020 | 0.249% |
| Caleb | 3. | 59. | 7914 | 0.219% |
| Christian | 4. | 63. | 7584 | 0.21% |
| Charles | 5. | 72. | 7050 | 0.195% |
| Connor | 6. | 75. | 6983 | 0.193% |
| Cameron | 7. | 79. | 6807 | 0.188% |
| Colton | 8. | 102. | 5580 | 0.154% |
| Cooper | 9. | 121. | 4951 | 0.137% |
| Carson | 10. | 125. | 4892 | 0.135% |
| Chase | 11. | 132. | 4826 | 0.133% |
| Cole | 12. | 189. | 3580 | 0.099% |
| Camden | 13. | 210. | 3322 | 0.092% |
| Carlos | 14. | 222. | 3184 | 0.088% |
| Calvin | 15. | 260. | 2781 | 0.077% |
| Colin | 16. | 343. | 2045 | 0.057% |
| Caden | 17. | 356. | 1984 | 0.055% |
| Charlie | 18. | 417. | 1697 | 0.047% |
| Corbin | 19. | 439. | 1594 | 0.044% |
| Cayden | 20. | 454. | 1543 | 0.043% |