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Carter

Boy

Origin of the name

Carter was first an English occupational surname: a cart driver.

Rising name

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The high point came in 2015, with 10,814 births and the No. 24 spot that year. The name is holding close to its all-time high. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 45. 46% of all babies named Carter since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
206,833births since 1880
2010sgeneration
No. 24rank at its peak, in 2015

Where babies named Carter are born

2015

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The darker the blue, the more common Carter is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carter is most common in Utah (2.3 times), Idaho (2) and Nevada (1.7), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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