The baby name Carter appears in baby name data for the United States from 1912 to 2024. It was most popular in 2015 with 14,784 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carter has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1912 | 11 |
| 1913 | 10 |
| 1914 | 47 |
| 1915 | 56 |
| 1916 | 72 |
| 1917 | 78 |
| 1918 | 84 |
| 1919 | 105 |
| 1920 | 83 |
| 1921 | 43 |
| 1922 | 67 |
| 1923 | 51 |
| 1924 | 103 |
| 1925 | 90 |
| 1926 | 68 |
| 1927 | 54 |
| 1928 | 38 |
| 1929 | 69 |
| 1930 | 21 |
| 1931 | 47 |
| 1932 | 28 |
| 1933 | 35 |
| 1934 | 72 |
| 1935 | 55 |
| 1936 | 66 |
| 1937 | 44 |
| 1938 | 101 |
| 1939 | 30 |
| 1940 | 31 |
| 1941 | 48 |
| 1942 | 58 |
| 1943 | 98 |
| 1944 | 91 |
| 1945 | 90 |
| 1946 | 125 |
| 1947 | 163 |
| 1948 | 112 |
| 1949 | 162 |
| 1950 | 148 |
| 1951 | 140 |
| 1952 | 96 |
| 1953 | 158 |
| 1954 | 129 |
| 1955 | 134 |
| 1956 | 171 |
| 1957 | 87 |
| 1958 | 156 |
| 1959 | 104 |
| 1960 | 139 |
| 1961 | 67 |
| 1962 | 91 |
| 1963 | 111 |
| 1964 | 113 |
| 1965 | 59 |
| 1966 | 67 |
| 1967 | 110 |
| 1968 | 78 |
| 1969 | 117 |
| 1970 | 115 |
| 1971 | 108 |
| 1972 | 119 |
| 1973 | 55 |
| 1974 | 66 |
| 1975 | 111 |
| 1976 | 106 |
| 1977 | 57 |
| 1978 | 12 |
| 1979 | 12 |
| 1980 | 38 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1982 | 73 |
| 1983 | 44 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1984 | 89 |
| 1985 | 7 |
| 1985 | 126 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1986 | 131 |
| 1987 | 6 |
| 1987 | 161 |
| 1988 | 213 |
| 1989 | 8 |
| 1989 | 284 |
| 1990 | 29 |
| 1990 | 276 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1991 | 376 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1992 | 567 |
| 1993 | 9 |
| 1993 | 632 |
| 1994 | 15 |
| 1994 | 669 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1995 | 1,130 |
| 1996 | 27 |
| 1996 | 1,455 |
| 1997 | 18 |
| 1997 | 1,836 |
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1998 | 2,190 |
| 1999 | 53 |
| 1999 | 2,460 |
| 2000 | 38 |
| 2000 | 3,137 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2001 | 4,106 |
| 2002 | 13 |
| 2002 | 4,323 |
| 2003 | 64 |
| 2003 | 5,445 |
| 2004 | 75 |
| 2004 | 6,841 |
| 2005 | 91 |
| 2005 | 7,514 |
| 2006 | 90 |
| 2006 | 8,233 |
| 2007 | 71 |
| 2007 | 7,302 |
| 2008 | 54 |
| 2008 | 8,646 |
| 2009 | 76 |
| 2009 | 10,140 |
| 2010 | 164 |
| 2010 | 9,609 |
| 2011 | 179 |
| 2011 | 10,353 |
| 2012 | 235 |
| 2012 | 11,462 |
| 2013 | 278 |
| 2013 | 11,835 |
| 2014 | 370 |
| 2014 | 13,101 |
| 2015 | 680 |
| 2015 | 14,784 |
| 2016 | 840 |
| 2016 | 14,070 |
| 2017 | 700 |
| 2017 | 14,048 |
| 2018 | 656 |
| 2018 | 12,815 |
| 2019 | 684 |
| 2019 | 11,492 |
| 2020 | 660 |
| 2020 | 8,200 |
| 2021 | 712 |
| 2021 | 8,810 |
| 2022 | 640 |
| 2022 | 7,698 |
| 2023 | 681 |
| 2023 | 6,738 |
| 2024 | 668 |
| 2024 | 6,949 |