First Name CARTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • CARTER is ranked as the 1340th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 21,601.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.77 people named CARTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 95% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named CARTER is 106,332.
  • The SSA data also shows that CARTER is used as a boy's name 97% of the time.

First Names CARTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 21,601 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,340
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 6.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 106,332
  • National Rank 475
  • Percentile Rank 99.49%
  • Proportion/100k 33.35

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name CARTER is 78.0% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 15.8% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name CARTER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name CARTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Originating in England surname
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name CARTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.0% 63.9% 14.1%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 15.8% 12.3% 3.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named CARTER is Virginia where 2,200 people have this name.
  • Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named CARTER, as 26.42 in every 100,000 Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Virginia is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 19 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names CARTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 649 5.04 97.2% Indiana 489 7.41 96.3% Iowa 97 3.12 93.3% Kansas 183 6.3 92.0% Michigan 354 3.58 97.7% Minnesota 313 5.74 96.9% Missouri 399 13.32 95.7% Nebraska 131 6.98 90.2% North Dakota 113 15.22 85.7% Ohio 587 5.06 96.9% South Dakota 88 10.36 83.0% Wisconsin 179 3.1 95.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name CARTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 649 5.04 97.2%
Indiana 489 7.41 96.3%
Iowa 97 3.12 93.3%
Kansas 183 6.3 92.0%
Michigan 354 3.58 97.7%
Minnesota 313 5.74 96.9%
Missouri 399 13.32 95.7%
Nebraska 131 6.98 90.2%
North Dakota 113 15.22 85.7%
Ohio 587 5.06 96.9%
South Dakota 88 10.36 83.0%
Wisconsin 179 3.1 95.6%
West State Statistics First-Names CARTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 80.0% Arizona 440 6.54 95.0% California 1,746 4.5 98.5% Colorado 365 6.81 95.2% Hawaii 48 3.39 86.0% Idaho 164 10.03 90.6% Montana 141 13.79 88.4% Nevada 183 6.46 92.3% New Mexico 158 7.56 89.3% Oregon 205 5.15 93.0% Utah 273 9.29 93.2% Washington 337 4.77 96.7% Wyoming 75 12.77 82.1%

West States
State stats for the first name CARTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 80.0%
Arizona 440 6.54 95.0%
California 1,746 4.5 98.5%
Colorado 365 6.81 95.2%
Hawaii 48 3.39 86.0%
Idaho 164 10.03 90.6%
Montana 141 13.79 88.4%
Nevada 183 6.46 92.3%
New Mexico 158 7.56 89.3%
Oregon 205 5.15 93.0%
Utah 273 9.29 93.2%
Washington 337 4.77 96.7%
Wyoming 75 12.77 82.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names CARTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 92.5% Maine 61 4.59 82.0% Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.0% New Hampshire 56 4.23 83.4% New Jersey 188 2.1 93.1% New York 582 2.95 97.7% Pennsylvania 398 3.11 96.4% Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.6% Vermont 35 5.63 84.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name CARTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 92.5%
Maine 61 4.59 82.0%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.0%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 83.4%
New Jersey 188 2.1 93.1%
New York 582 2.95 97.7%
Pennsylvania 398 3.11 96.4%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.6%
Vermont 35 5.63 84.7%
South State Statistics First-Names CARTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 816 16.82 97.3% Arkansas 397 13.39 95.5% Delaware 57 6.08 92.3% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.3% Florida 1,074 5.4 98.6% Georgia 1,862 18.44 98.7% Kentucky 648 14.69 96.3% Louisiana 563 12.1 96.4% Maryland 600 10.04 97.7% Mississippi 399 13.32 95.7% North Carolina 1,059 10.65 98.5% Oklahoma 392 10.1 95.2% South Carolina 518 10.72 96.5% Tennessee 919 14.03 97.7% Texas 1,866 6.92 98.8% Virginia 2,200 26.42 98.7% West Virginia 200 10.81 90.5%

South States
State stats for the first name CARTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 816 16.82 97.3%
Arkansas 397 13.39 95.5%
Delaware 57 6.08 92.3%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.3%
Florida 1,074 5.4 98.6%
Georgia 1,862 18.44 98.7%
Kentucky 648 14.69 96.3%
Louisiana 563 12.1 96.4%
Maryland 600 10.04 97.7%
Mississippi 399 13.32 95.7%
North Carolina 1,059 10.65 98.5%
Oklahoma 392 10.1 95.2%
South Carolina 518 10.72 96.5%
Tennessee 919 14.03 97.7%
Texas 1,866 6.92 98.8%
Virginia 2,200 26.42 98.7%
West Virginia 200 10.81 90.5%
 

Full Names with CARTER as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have CARTER as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named CARTER.

The most popular full name is CARTER Smith. 1.57% of all the people named CARTER have this family name.

There are 2663 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name CARTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 CARTER Smith 1.57%
2 CARTER Williams 0.80%
3 CARTER Johnson 0.77%
4 CARTER Brown 0.69%
5 CARTER Wilson 0.69%
6 CARTER Davis 0.58%
7 CARTER Lee 0.58%
8 CARTER Jones 0.56%
9 CARTER Anderson 0.45%
10 CARTER Lewis 0.45%
11 CARTER Hill 0.39%
12 CARTER King 0.39%
13 CARTER Moore 0.37%
14 CARTER Harris 0.34%
15 CARTER Reed 0.34%
16 CARTER Allen 0.32%
17 CARTER Cook 0.32%
18 CARTER Hall 0.32%
19 CARTER Mitchell 0.32%
20 CARTER Ward 0.32%

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