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Carter

male

Meaning

"Cart Driver"

Occupational English surname meaning cart driver or transporter, widely adopted as a modern given name.

NatureNaturalModernContemporary

Popularity History of Carter

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

#45Top 50

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#45

Carter was nationally ranked in 2024.

Change Vs Previous Year
+3

better than 2023

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, latest release 2024. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

Carter Nicknames

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Carty
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Baby Name Lists That Include Carter

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Famous Carters

  • J
    Jimmy Carter
    39th President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
  • H
    Howard Carter
    British archaeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb

Quick Facts

OriginEnglish
Syllables2
Length6 letters

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