Carter is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #4867 in 2025 with 4 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2018 with 9 births ranking #2674. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 63,320 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.