Carter is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #4063 in 2017 with 5 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2018 with 9 births ranking #2674. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 59,817 girls born was named Carter. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.