Carter

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Canadian	Boy	Cart driver
Christian	Boy	Cart driver
English	Boy	Cart driver
German	Boy	Cart driver
Old English	Boy	cart driver

Fun Facts About the Name Carter

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Scrabble Score

8 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A charioteer."

Similar & Rhyming Names

DempsterDeiterHesterDieterEaster

Popularity of Carter

Popularity Analysis

The name Carter first appeared in the social security administration database in 1881. Its highest recorded popularity was in 2015 when it reached rank #24. It broke into the top 100 for 21 years. As of 2024, it ranked #45.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	45	Male	0.3396%
2023	48	Male	0.3192%
2022	47	Male	0.3389%
2021	39	Male	0.3840%
2020	33	Male	0.4101%
2019	30	Male	0.4519%
2018	24	Male	0.4825%
2017	24	Male	0.4961%
2016	26	Male	0.5044%
2015	24	Male	0.5286%
2014	27	Male	0.5218%
2013	33	Male	0.4746%
2012	36	Male	0.4570%
2011	41	Male	0.4239%
2010	48	Male	0.3983%
2009	50	Male	0.3870%
2008	65	Male	0.3247%
2007	80	Male	0.2761%
2006	75	Male	0.2939%
2005	77	Male	0.2776%
2004	88	Male	0.2374%
2003	102	Male	0.1988%
2002	108	Male	0.1686%
2001	111	Male	0.1662%
2000	152	Male	0.1222%
1999	179	Male	0.0954%
1998	189	Male	0.0889%
1997	204	Male	0.0771%
1996	243	Male	0.0607%
1995	286	Male	0.0457%
1994	421	Male	0.0267%
1993	419	Male	0.0267%
1992	450	Male	0.0232%
1991	498	Male	0.0185%
1990	551	Male	0.0155%
1989	567	Male	0.0140%
1988	569	Male	0.0132%
1987	626	Male	0.0109%
1986	664	Male	0.0095%
1985	671	Male	0.0091%
1984	747	Male	0.0072%
1983	813	Male	0.0062%
1982	822	Male	0.0062%
1981	959	Male	0.0047%
1980	959	Male	0.0048%
1977	779	Male	0.0070%
1976	651	Male	0.0097%
1975	653	Male	0.0097%
1974	687	Male	0.0087%
1973	701	Male	0.0081%
1972	615	Male	0.0098%
1971	578	Male	0.0110%
1970	661	Male	0.0080%
1969	645	Male	0.0083%
1968	675	Male	0.0070%
1967	633	Male	0.0079%
1966	653	Male	0.0070%
1965	695	Male	0.0061%
1964	668	Male	0.0066%
1963	620	Male	0.0077%
1962	676	Male	0.0062%
1961	674	Male	0.0062%
1960	665	Male	0.0064%
1959	662	Male	0.0061%
1958	601	Male	0.0077%
1957	653	Male	0.0064%
1956	567	Male	0.0083%
1955	606	Male	0.0071%
1954	529	Male	0.0091%
1953	561	Male	0.0080%
1952	560	Male	0.0079%
1951	520	Male	0.0090%
1950	516	Male	0.0092%
1949	495	Male	0.0099%
1948	538	Male	0.0085%
1947	504	Male	0.0096%
1946	528	Male	0.0089%
1945	528	Male	0.0093%
1944	547	Male	0.0088%
1943	551	Male	0.0089%
1942	588	Male	0.0080%
1941	571	Male	0.0086%
1940	635	Male	0.0074%
1939	681	Male	0.0067%
1938	568	Male	0.0093%
1937	580	Male	0.0091%
1936	582	Male	0.0092%
1935	575	Male	0.0095%
1934	597	Male	0.0091%
1933	676	Male	0.0075%
1932	755	Male	0.0064%
1931	678	Male	0.0073%
1930	824	Male	0.0055%
1929	752	Male	0.0064%
1928	729	Male	0.0068%
1927	699	Male	0.0074%
1926	670	Male	0.0078%
1925	682	Male	0.0076%
1924	604	Male	0.0096%
1923	713	Male	0.0073%
1922	664	Male	0.0084%
1921	729	Male	0.0072%
1920	631	Male	0.0090%
1919	580	Male	0.0105%
1918	629	Male	0.0091%
1917	620	Male	0.0095%
1916	641	Male	0.0090%
1915	658	Male	0.0089%
1914	509	Male	0.0135%
1913	780	Male	0.0069%
1912	613	Male	0.0100%
1911	597	Male	0.0108%
1910	558	Male	0.0125%
1909	559	Male	0.0124%
1908	500	Male	0.0150%
1907	595	Male	0.0113%
1906	619	Male	0.0104%
1905	595	Male	0.0112%
1904	418	Male	0.0180%
1903	415	Male	0.0178%
1902	696	Male	0.0083%
1901	569	Male	0.0112%
1900	404	Male	0.0191%
1899	524	Male	0.0122%
1898	580	Male	0.0106%
1897	501	Male	0.0131%
1896	602	Male	0.0101%
1895	747	Male	0.0071%
1894	504	Male	0.0128%
1893	545	Male	0.0107%
1892	465	Male	0.0137%
1891	500	Male	0.0119%
1890	757	Male	0.0067%
1889	591	Male	0.0092%
1888	507	Male	0.0115%
1887	494	Male	0.0119%
1886	474	Male	0.0126%
1885	614	Male	0.0086%
1884	526	Male	0.0106%
1883	562	Male	0.0098%
1881	506	Male	0.0111%

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