Carter

English occupational name

"transporter of goods by cart"

The name Carter is currently ranked #45 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #24 in 2017. The name is most popular in CARTER, CARTER, and CARTER. Carter is also used for girls, ranking #507 in 2024 (less popular).

Carter Rank in US Top 1000

# 45 in the US

Carter Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 448 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Carter

• 45 US 2024
• 448 Nameberry 2026
• 68 Canada 2024
• 11 Future 2028
• 103 England 2024
• 72 scotland 2024
• 64 Australia 2024
• 31 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to Carter

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Carter.

• Landon
• Mason
• Grayson
• Cole
• Riley
• Carson
• Cameron
• Blake
• Greyson
• Hayden
• Logan
• Colton
• Bryce
• Brody
• Cooper
• Ashton
• Jackson
• Parker
• Connor
• Myles

Famous People Named Carter

• Carter Loard Bays American television showrunner, writer & producer
• Carter Nicholas Oosterhouse American TV personality
• Carter James Camper American ice hockey player
• Carter Mark Jenkins American actor
• Carter Benedict Burwell American film composer
• Carter Henry Harrison U.S. Congressman from Illinois
• Carter DeHaven (born Francis O'Callaghan) American actor
• Carter Tate Barron American football player and film executive
• Carter Godwin Woodson American historian and author
• Carter L. Bays American writer and producer
• Carter Beauford American drummer for the Dave Matthews Band
• Carter Chasson American model
• John Carter Cash American singer,songwriter; son of Johnny and June Carter Cash
• Carter Vanderbilt Cooper late brother of TV journalist Anderson Cooper
• Carter William Thicke (b. 1999) son of actor Alan Thicke and Miss World Gina Tolleson; half,brother of singer Robin Thicke
• Carter Sabathia (b. 2010) son of baseball player CC Sabathia
• Carter Scott McMurray (b. 2010) son of NASCAR driver Jamie McMurray
• Carter Quick (b. 2013) son of ice hockey player Jonathan Quick
• Carter Seven Seabrook (b. 2013) son of ice hockey player Brent Seabrook
• Carter Bridge (b. 2015) son of singer Frankie Sandford and footballer Wayne Bridge
• Carter John Bruce (b. 2016) son of baseball player Jay Bruce
• Jimmy Carter 39th US President
• Jim Carter English actor
• Carter Stone Strauss (b. 2016) son of American pro wrestler Robbie E
• Carter William DeFranco (b. 2017) son of American news reporter and YouTube personality Philip DeFranco
• Carter Hart Canadian NHL goaltender for the Philadelphia Flyers

The name Carter in Pop Culture

• Carter Hughes character in 2018 film Benji
• Carter Heywood main character on TV's "Spin City"
• Carter Kane character in Rick Riordan's "The Kane Chronicles"
• Carter Pewterschmidt character on TV's "Family Guy"
• Carter Tibbits character on TV's "8 Simple Rules"
• Dr John Carter character on TV's "ER"
• Carter Rutherford character in the movie "Leatherheads"
• Carter Hall aka Hawkman character in "Arrow," "The Flash," and "Legends of Tomorrow"
• Carter Bowen character on TV's "Arrow"
• Carter Bowen character on TV's "American Gothic"
• Carter Baizen character on TV's "Gossip Girl"
• Carter J. Burke character in "Alien" series
• Carter's baby clothing brand
• Carter Boyd character on Canadian sitcom "18 to Life"
• Carter character on TV's "Robin Hood"
• Carter character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
• Carter Grayson Red Ranger on TV's "Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue"
• "John Carter " book series and film
• Carter character in Robert Cormier's "The Chocolate War"
• Carter character introduced in Season 9 of The Original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series which ran from 1987,1996
• Carter Mason main character in movie "Princess Protection Program"