Karter is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Karter means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Karter across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Karter has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Karter is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “cart driver, transporter”. A variant spelling of Carter, an occupational surname.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 34,052 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 659 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 109 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 30 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 35 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Karter per year, United States (1985 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (2,795/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (77/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2017 (14/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2023 (7/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2016 (5/yr).
Karter has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #243 nationally (given to 2,890 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2010s.
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