Mostly boys · peaked in 2020
Karter name popularity since 1925
34,052 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Karter (13.5% girls, 86.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Karter is about 8 years old in 2026. Karter peaked in 2020 as the #162 name for boys, and it ranked #270 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,052
- Named Karter, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #270
- for boys in 2025 (1,265 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 86.5% boys
- 4,587 girls · 29,465 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 2.40× its national share
Peak year is the year Karter made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Karter births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2019. Measured as a share of all babies, Karter peaked in 2020.
- Fastest rise: Between 2009 and 2014, Karter became 4.7× more common, from 1 in 4,260 baby boys to 1 in 907.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby boys fell by 45%, from 1 in 738 to 1 in 1,350.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Karter's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Karter.
Decade by decade
Babies named Karter in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | #7,074 |
| 1990s | 29 | 212 | #3,495 |
| 2000s | 207 | 2,079 | #894 |
| 2010s | 2,607 | 16,874 | #183 |
| 2020–25 | 1,744 | 10,295 | #270 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
85.1% of babies named Karter from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Karter is most popular
The index compares Karter's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Karter.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 2.40× | 2,151 |
| Louisiana | 2.37× | 1,379 |
| South Carolina | 2.26× | 1,025 |
| Mississippi | 2.08× | 819 |
| Alabama | 1.92× | 1,105 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Karter and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Karter (this page) | 29,465 | 2020 |
| Carter | 205,251 | 2015 |
| Kartier | 1,714 | 2022 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Karter's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Karter.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Karter (2020).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data