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Carter

“Cart driver (English) or son of Arthur (Irish)” — English occupational or Irish patronymic origin

Girl's name · #454 in the US (2025) · Trending

Carter has appeared in US records since 1918 — best rank #454 (2025) · 10,038 babies named Carter all-time · 1 in 2,400 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 6,400 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carters

• Carter Heyward — American feminist theologian and priest (born 1945)
• Carter Faith — American country musician (born 1999)

In stories & tradition

• Carter Ghazikhanian — Earth-616
• Carter Calvert — It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
• Carter — Princess Protection Program

What Carters become

Among 249 notable people named Carter:

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