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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Carter

Used in both girl and boy records

Carter appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Carter by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCarter as a girl’s nameUS records 1918–2024
#1179girl rank2016peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCarter as a boy’s nameUS records 1881–2024
#167boy rank2015peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Carter in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2016702 uses#45720161918–202077 listed years
Boy201510,792 uses#2420151881–2020139 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.