Karter

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A few things about Karter you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 1,350 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Karter, 1,265 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Karter would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKarter first shows up in US birth records in 1985, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 40 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2020, when it reached #162.
• 📈Then vs nowKarter is 26× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 34,483 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 1,350.
• 🍂TrendKarter has slipped 108 places over the last five years and now sits at #270. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedKarter is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #59, followed by Louisiana (#75) and Georgia (#118). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKarter is given to both boys and girls: 83% of the 1,521 babies named Karter in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningKarter is an English form of Carter, which means “cart driver”.

About the name Karter

Karter is a gender-neutral name meaning “cart driver”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-ter”. US birth records list Karter for boys from 1985 to 2025, in 37 of those 41 years. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked #162 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #270, with 1,265 babies. Of the 1,521 US babies named Karter in 2025, 17% were girls and 83% were boys.