Meaning and history
This name comes from the English surname Carter, meaning “one who uses a cart.” A notable bearer of the surname was former American president Jimmy Carter (1924–2024).
20062006: 6,433 births, rank #75
2007: 6,101 births, rank #80
2008: 7,069 births, rank #65
2009: 8,173 births, rank #50
2010: 8,164 births, rank #48
20112011: 8,608 births, rank #41
2012: 9,274 births, rank #36
2013: 9,590 births, rank #33
2014: 10,691 births, rank #27
2015: 10,814 births, rank #24
20162016: 10,220 births, rank #26
2017: 9,833 births, rank #24
2018: 9,385 births, rank #24
2019: 8,682 births, rank #30
2020: 7,577 births, rank #33
20212021: 7,205 births, rank #39
2022: 6,361 births, rank #47
2023: 5,878 births, rank #48
2024: 6,289 births, rank #46
20252025: 6,024 births, rank #45
Carter has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1881, it fell to #972 by 1981, before climbing to #45 in 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2015, with 10,814 births.