Karter*
#627 most common boys' name of all time · #1,399 across all names · 87% male / 13% female · used 1985–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#627
Rank overall
#1,399 of 105,966
First appeared
1985
Years on the list
37 of 146
All-time
34,052
Since 2016
22,557
Peak year
2019 #163
Best rank
#162 2020
Girls
Boys
peak 2,795/yr
Karter first appears in 1985. 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
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 256 | 1,265 | 1,521 | #270 |
| 2024 | 257 | 1,431 | 1,688 | #248 |
| 2023 | 303 | 1,597 | 1,900 | #225 |
| 2022 | 312 | 1,743 | 2,055 | #217 |
| 2021 | 319 | 1,919 | 2,238 | #201 |
| 2020 | 297 | 2,340 | 2,637 | #162 |
| 2019 | 370 | 2,425 | 2,795 | #163 |
| 2018 | 312 | 2,239 | 2,551 | #176 |
| 2017 | 351 | 2,286 | 2,637 | #175 |
| 2016 | 410 | 2,125 | 2,535 | #190 |
| 2015 | 410 | 2,286 | 2,696 | #183 |
| 2014 | 274 | 2,117 | 2,391 | #194 |
| 2013 | 167 | 1,179 | 1,346 | #300 |
| 2012 | 132 | 886 | 1,018 | #349 |
| 2011 | 87 | 727 | 814 | #391 |
| 2010 | 94 | 604 | 698 | #444 |
| 2009 | 52 | 466 | 518 | #567 |
| 2008 | 23 | 362 | 385 | #668 |
| 2007 | 15 | 268 | 283 | #803 |
| 2006 | 32 | 239 | 271 | #845 |
| 2005 | 10 | 202 | 212 | #894 |
| 2004 | 21 | 143 | 164 | #1,112 |
| 2003 | 16 | 139 | 155 | #1,109 |
| 2002 | 18 | 101 | 119 | #1,325 |
| 2001 | 9 | 102 | 111 | #1,294 |
| 2000 | 11 | 57 | 68 | #1,869 |
| 1999 | 12 | 42 | 54 | #2,229 |
| 1998 | 11 | 31 | 42 | #2,704 |
| 1997 | 6 | 39 | 45 | #2,226 |
| 1996 | — | 26 | 26 | #2,897 |
| 1995 | — | 19 | 19 | #3,548 |
| 1994 | — | 12 | 12 | #5,053 |
| 1993 | — | 14 | 14 | #4,419 |
| 1992 | — | 15 | 15 | #4,093 |
| 1991 | — | 5 | 5 | #9,144 |
| 1990 | — | 9 | 9 | #5,753 |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 5 | #7,508 |