Karter
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAR-ta
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #763 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #270 for boys
Karter is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “cart driver”. In 2025 it ranked 763rd for boys in the UK (50 babies) and 270th for boys in the US (1,265 babies).
What does Karter mean?
English: spelling of Carter, an English surname
“cart driver”
Spelling of Carter, an English occupational surname for someone who transported goods by cart.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Karter a girl's or a boy's name?
Karter is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 50 boys in the UK and 256 girls and 1,265 boys in the US.
How popular is Karter in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 763rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 50 about 1 in 6,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 50 boys in the UK were named Karter, making it the 763rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 585th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 90 boys.
Half of all the boys named Karter in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 896th in England and Wales, 367th in Scotland and 270th in Northern Ireland.
Karter in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #763 |
| 2024 | 49 | #769 |
| 2023 | 66 | #618 |
| 2022 | 61 | #655 |
| 2021 | 65 | #633 |
| 2020 | 70 | #585 |
| 2019 | 90 | #498 |
| 2018 | 85 | #513 |
| 2017 | 69 | #614 |
| 2016 | 50 | #753 |
| 2015 | 51 | #716 |
| 2014 | 30 | #1,031 |
| 2013 | 37 | #888 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #2,358 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Karter in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 270th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,265 about 1 in 1,400 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 39% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,265 boys in the US were named Karter, making it the 270th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 162nd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 2,425 boys. It first appears in the records in 1985. 256 girls were also named Karter in 2025 (987th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Karter than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Karter in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 17% of the babies named Karter in the US were girls.
Karter in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,265 | #270 |
| 2024 | 1,431 | #248 |
| 2023 | 1,597 | #225 |
| 2022 | 1,743 | #217 |
| 2021 | 1,919 | #201 |
| 2020 | 2,340 | #162 |
| 2019 | 2,425 | #163 |
| 2018 | 2,239 | #176 |
| 2017 | 2,286 | #174 |
| 2016 | 2,125 | #188 |
| 2015 | 2,286 | #183 |
| 2014 | 2,117 | #194 |
| 2013 | 1,179 | #299 |
| 2012 | 886 | #349 |
| 2011 | 727 | #390 |
| 2010 | 604 | #443 |
| 2009 | 466 | #567 |
| 2008 | 362 | #668 |
| 2007 | 268 | #801 |
| 2006 | 239 | #844 |
| 2005 | 202 | #892 |
| 2004 | 143 | #1,100 |
| 2003 | 139 | #1,102 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,312 |
| 2001 | 102 | #1,283 |
| 2000 | 57 | #1,844 |
| 1999 | 42 | #2,196 |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,648 |
| 1997 | 39 | #2,198 |
| 1996 | 26 | #2,833 |
| 1995 | 19 | #3,426 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 14 | #4,220 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,375 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,517 |
Names like Karter
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
River, Aarav, Krishiv, Bodhi, Vihaan, Shivansh, Cooper, Archer, Veer, Yuvraj, Aveer, Carter
Names related to Karter
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Karter: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karter, updated 20 October 2026.