Over the past 110 years, 162 468 boys and 4 698 girls have been named Carter. The name Carter ranks 199th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Carter in 1912. The peak of popularity of the name Carter came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.