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What does Carter mean?
Carter 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced KAR-ter. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Carter is "one who transports goods". Occupational name and surname. Former President Jimmy Carter; football player Cris Carter.
STARTS WITH Car-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational, surname
Variations
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carter Zackary (C.Z.), ..
How popular is Carter?
Carter is a somewhat popular first name for men (#741 out of 1220, Top 61%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#46 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Carter reached its top rank of #24 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Cartier (#1145 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) is the only other popular alternative form of Carter (#24). Adoption of these relations of Carter reached its apex in 2015 (ADOPTION OF 0.57%) and has remained as widespread to this day (ADOPTION 0.53%, DOWN 7%). Carter is the most chic name for newborns in this list.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Barber, Barker, Bartel, Barten, Baxter, Calder, Carden, Carel, Carew, Carey▼, Carley, Carmel, Carmen▼, Carne, Carney, Carr, Carrey, Carsen, Carvel, Carver, Casper, Caster, Castor, Colter, Cordero, Cortes, Cortez, Coster, Farmer, Farrer, Garner, Harper, Harte, Marmer, Martel, Marten, Parker▲, Porter▲, Valter, Varten, Walter▼ and Warner. These names tend to be less frequently used than Carter.
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