Cartel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kar-TEL
- Origin
- English
Cartel is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Cartel come from?
English: from the English word cartel, borrowed via French and German from Italian cartello
Is Cartel a girl's or a boy's name?
Cartel is a boys' name.
How popular is Cartel in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Cartel in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Cartel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 11 | #7,029 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 11 | #7,061 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,627 |
| 2013 | 14 | #5,919 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Cartel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Colson, Axel, Archer, Crew, Ledger, Cooper, Colter, Legend, Caspian, Beckett, Wylder, Shepherd
Names related to Cartel
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cartel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cartel, updated 20 October 2026.