Baby names info for CARTER:

• Gender: boy or girl
• Syllables: 2
• Characters: 6
• Pronunciation: KAR-ter

Origin and Meaning:

• English meaning of the name CARTER for a boy:
  • driver of a cart

• English meaning of the name CARTER for a girl:
  • driver of a cart

Baby Names Popularity:

• CARTER is the 50^th most popular boy's name in the United States.

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Surnames:

• CARTER is a common last name.
  It's the 46^th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).

Alternate Forms and Spellings:

• CARTERE

CARTER appears in the following lists of names:

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