Carter

This modern age has called in several occupational and presidential surname choices. These include the surname of former President Jimmy and the late Rosalynn Carter. 

Carter comes from an English surname given to people who used carts. As with many surnames, it first entered English-speaking usage around the eighteenth century, often as family adoptions of maiden names.

In the United States, Carter bounced around below the top 500 most years before it stopped ranking in 1978. Yet, it started to rise in 1980. Carter reached the top 100 in 2004 and peaked in the 20s during the late 2010s. It has since started to decline.

Carter, in fact, is popular everywhere else in the English-speaking world. It has recent popularity in Scotland and Northern Ireland as well. Besides, while Americans mostly use Carter for boys, it can also be a girls' name. On the girls' side, Carter has bounced between the 400s and 500s since 2015. Carter is more exclusively used for boys in other nations, though.

Carter is one of the many surname-names for boys that have been popular for years. Its strong "t" sound is also appealing. Yet, because Carter is so popular, this name is not for everybody. Carter is perfectly usable, but parents who find it too common can consider a similar name, like Clark, instead.

STYLES:

Surname

SISTERS:

Avery, Piper, Macy, Vivian, Tatum, Lila, Brooklyn, Hope

BROTHERS:

Lincoln, Colby, Hunter, Nolan, Reid, Tucker, Evan, Bennett

ALTERNATIVES:

Barker, Calder, Carlton, Carpenter, Clark, Fletcher, Lander

FURTHER RESOURCES:

"Carter." Names, Behind the Name, 13 Jun. 2019, https://www.behindthename.com/name/carter. 

Nickerson, Eleanor. "Carter." Names of the Week, British Baby Names, 28 Nov. 2015, https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2015/11/carter.html. 

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