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Carder
OriginEnglish occupational name
Meaning"transporter of goods by cart; wool carder, wool comber"
US Rank#6875
2025 SSA
About Carder
Carder may well be used as a rarer form of popular Carter, though it was traditionally used as an occupational name in its own right, associated with the old occupation of carding, the combing on wool fibres. Appearing in the US charts for boys since the 1990s, it was given to around 20 boys in a recent year.
Pronounced KAR-dur.
As of October 2026, Carder ranked #6875 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3545 for boys in 2010.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,159 | 24 | 12.5 |
| 2015 | #4,569 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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