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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Oct 2026

Karter

OriginSpelling variation of Carter
Meaning"transporter of goods by cart"
Also a girl's nameShow me Karter as a girl's name
US Rank#270

Top 1000

About Karter

Lovers of the name Carter and the Kardashians method of baby naming have popularized this choice, one of many boys' names starting with K that began life as boys' names starting with C. Karter has been in the charts since 2005, riding on the success of the original Carter. Since 2014, Karter has been just inside the Top 200.

As of October 2026, Karter ranked #270 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #162 in 2020.

Editor's take: The name Karter is a boy's name of English origin meaning "transporter of goods by cart".

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#200#250'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1942,1161,101.6
2015#1832,2861,192.6
2016#1882,1251,119.8
2017#1742,2861,235
2018#1762,2381,232.3
2019#1632,4241,351
2020#1622,3401,355.7
2021#2011,9181,096.3
2022#2171,743998.3
2023#2251,595932.4
2024#2481,425827.1
2025#2701,265740.6
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#44↔️ Unisex#270🇺🇸 US#593🔮 Future#904🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

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Famous Karters

  • Karter Frost (b. 2013)

    son of rapper Rasheeda

  • Karter Chamberlain (b. 2006)

    son of baseball pitcher Joba Chamberlain

Karter in blog posts

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