Cartier
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- kar-tee-AY
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #1,297 for boys
Cartier is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,297th for boys in the US (150 babies).
What does Cartier mean?
French: French surname
Explorer Jacques Cartier claimed Canada for France in 1534; the name is also known from the Paris jewellery house.
Is Cartier a girl's or a boy's name?
Cartier is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 150 boys in the US.
How popular is Cartier in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,297th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 150 about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 150 boys in the US were named Cartier, making it the 1,297th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,064th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 229 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983. 11 girls were also named Cartier in 2025 (8,858th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Cartier than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Cartier in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 345 boys in the US were given Cartier or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #709, up from #1,297 for this spelling alone.
- Kartier 190
- Cartier 150
- Khartier 5
Cartier in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 150 | #1,297 |
| 2024 | 168 | #1,205 |
| 2023 | 205 | #1,061 |
| 2022 | 229 | #982 |
| 2021 | 179 | #1,135 |
| 2020 | 188 | #1,064 |
| 2019 | 153 | #1,234 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,141 |
| 2017 | 131 | #1,360 |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,739 |
| 2015 | 75 | #1,931 |
| 2014 | 100 | #1,576 |
| 2013 | 73 | #1,914 |
| 2012 | 86 | #1,741 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,701 |
| 2008 | 42 | #2,827 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,304 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,634 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 18 | #3,733 |
| 1996 | 11 | #5,180 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 12 | #4,556 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,158 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
Names like Cartier
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Callahan, Caspian, Thiago, Cassian, Colter, Callan, Azriel, Cooper, Colson, Callum, Cairo, Evander
Other spellings of Cartier
Names related to Cartier
More French names
Eleanor, Beau, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle
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, “Cartier: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cartier, updated 20 October 2026.