How Popular (or Rare) was Carter in 2004?

🇺🇸 United States • Boy

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#89
2004 Rank
5,009
2004 Births
#24
Best Rank (2015)
10,814
Peak Year (2015)
193,364
Total Births (1996-2025)
1 in 396
Rarity Factor (2004)

📊 The Carter Story

Carter is a popular boys' name in United States, ranking #89 in 2004 with 5,009 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2015 with 10,814 births ranking #24. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 311.9%. In 2004, approximately 1 in every 396 boys born was named Carter. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.

Popularity Trend (1996–2025)

📅 Data Status: Official verified statistics are currently available from 1996 up to 2025. This report reflects the most recent confirmed data from United States; 2026 and 2027 projections are based on real-time search trends and will be finalized upon the next official release.

Name Meaning & Origin

Origin: English occupational surname  |  Meaning: cart driver

Carter is a crisp surname-style name meaning cart driver. It feels modern, practical, and strongly contemporary in girls' use.

The name rose first as a boys' surname name and later moved more visibly into girls' naming as unisex surname choices expanded. Its sound does most of the work in modern appeal.

Did you know?Carter is one of the occupational surname names whose current popularity is much more about style than about the original job meaning.
Similar namesCameron, Charlie, Collins, Bailey, Blake

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