#452024 rank
2015peak year
179,726babies named Carter since 1880
▼ 28%5-year trend
Carter popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Carter mean?
An English occupational surname for a cart driver, from Old English craet. It joined the wave of surname names and climbed to the American top fifty in the 2010s.
OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylemodern, vintage
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