Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Carter

#177 most common boys' name of all time · #366 across all names · 95% male / 5% female · used 1881–2025

Rank among boys
#177
Rank overall
#366 of 105,966
First appeared
1881
Years on the list
144 of 146
All-time
216,871
Since 2016
83,665
Peak year
2015 #24
Best rank
#24 2015
Girls Boys peak 11,395/yr
1900192019401960198020002020

Carter first appears in 1881. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 679 6,024 6,703 #45
2024 605 6,289 6,894 #46
2023 594 5,878 6,472 #48
2022 553 6,361 6,914 #47
2021 622 7,205 7,827 #39
2020 587 7,577 8,164 #33
2019 611 8,682 9,293 #30
2018 655 9,385 10,040 #24
2017 602 9,833 10,435 #24
2016 703 10,220 10,923 #26
2015 581 10,814 11,395 #24
2014 355 10,691 11,046 #27
2013 300 9,590 9,890 #33
2012 246 9,274 9,520 #36
2011 195 8,608 8,803 #41
2010 160 8,164 8,324 #48
2009 119 8,173 8,292 #50
2008 104 7,069 7,173 #65
2007 102 6,101 6,203 #80
2006 123 6,433 6,556 #75
2005 120 5,899 6,019 #77
2004 114 5,009 5,123 #89
2003 101 4,171 4,272 #102
2002 66 3,480 3,546 #108
2001 80 3,435 3,515 #111
2000 91 2,550 2,641 #152
1999 83 1,944 2,027 #179
1998 63 1,800 1,863 #189
1997 61 1,540 1,601 #204
1996 66 1,216 1,282 #244
1995 59 919 978 #286
1994 44 544 588 #422
1993 44 550 594 #419
1992 30 487 517 #451
1991 41 391 432 #498
1990 32 334 366 #549
1989 22 294 316 #567
1988 15 265 280 #569
1987 27 213 240 #626
1986 21 182 203 #666
1985 24 175 199 #670
1984 15 137 152 #744
1983 9 116 125 #812
1982 12 119 131 #811
1981 11 86 97 #972
1980 8 93 101 #924
1979 — 64 64 #1,118
1978 9 71 80 #1,034
1977 11 121 132 #774
1976 14 158 172 #651
1975 10 162 172 #636
1974 14 142 156 #688
1973 11 131 142 #701
1972 9 163 172 #617
1971 11 191 202 #600
1970 9 156 165 #655
1969 8 150 158 #646
1968 6 124 130 #677
1967 — 140 140 #634
1966 — 127 127 #656
1965 8 113 121 #699
1964 — 132 132 #672
1963 7 158 165 #623
1962 10 130 140 #680
1961 6 132 138 #675
1960 — 139 139 #667
1959 7 132 139 #666
1958 5 166 171 #601
1957 5 139 144 #652
1956 7 176 183 #574
1955 9 149 158 #607
1954 — 191 191 #528
1953 8 161 169 #561
1952 8 156 164 #560
1951 8 172 180 #523
1950 7 170 177 #516
1949 6 178 184 #495
1948 9 150 159 #546
1947 — 178 178 #502
1946 — 149 149 #524
1945 — 124 124 #537
1944 5 122 127 #548
1943 5 130 135 #555
1942 — 112 112 #588
1941 7 109 116 #570
1940 6 88 94 #639
1939 6 77 83 #677
1938 — 106 106 #568
1937 — 99 99 #580
1936 — 98 98 #583
1935 — 101 101 #578
1934 — 97 97 #598
1933 — 77 77 #672
1932 — 68 68 #765
1931 7 78 85 #680
1930 — 62 62 #827
1929 — 71 71 #758
1928 — 78 78 #726
1927 9 85 94 #707
1926 — 89 89 #672
1925 6 89 95 #680
1924 — 112 112 #604
1923 — 83 83 #714
1922 — 93 93 #671
1921 — 83 83 #725
1920 5 98 103 #636
1919 — 107 107 #583
1918 5 95 100 #630
1917 — 91 91 #621
1916 — 83 83 #646
1915 — 78 78 #661
1914 — 92 92 #511
1913 — 37 37 #786
1912 — 45 45 #614
1911 — 26 26 #602
1910 — 26 26 #564
1909 — 22 22 #569
1908 — 25 25 #511
1907 — 18 18 #606
1906 — 15 15 #633
1905 — 16 16 #612
1904 — 25 25 #429
1903 — 23 23 #429
1902 — 11 11 #730
1901 — 13 13 #590
1900 — 31 31 #410
1899 — 14 14 #541
1898 — 14 14 #603
1897 — 16 16 #512
1896 — 13 13 #633
1895 — 9 9 #780
1894 — 16 16 #519
1893 — 13 13 #566
1892 — 18 18 #479
1891 — 13 13 #522
1890 — 8 8 #799
1889 — 11 11 #622
1888 — 15 15 #523
1887 — 13 13 #515
1886 — 15 15 #489
1885 — 10 10 #637
1884 — 13 13 #544
1883 — 11 11 #594
1881 — 12 12 #532