Cartier
Cartier was the 1297th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 983rd with 229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 636 places. More babies were named Cartier in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,297 boys, down 233 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 150boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022229 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,785babies recorded
Cartier popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,976 | #1,297 | 11 | 150 |
| 2020 | #5,703 | #1,064 | 21 | 188 |
| 2010 | #11,447 | #2,434 | 9 | 51 |
| 2000 | #13,466 | #3,654 | 6 | 22 |
| 1990 | #8,595 | #8,303 | 9 | 5 |
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How popular is Cartier, counting every spelling?
Cartier is a spelling of Kartier, a name family that ranked #739 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,297 for Cartier on its own. Together these spellings went to 340 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kartier | 190 | #1,125 | 1,130 |
| Cartier | 150 | #1,297 | 931 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Cartier?
150 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Cartier (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Cartier born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 56 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Cartier.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Cartier?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Cartier are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 13. That makes Cartier a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Cartier by state
How common Cartier was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (2.5×), Ohio (2.5×), Michigan (2.4×), Tennessee (2.2×), Indiana (2.1×). In 29 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Cartier: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Cartier, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Cartier
How popular is the name Cartier?
Cartier was the 1297th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 150 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 983rd with 229 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 636 places. More babies were named Cartier in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Cartier a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Cartier in the US.
Where is Cartier most popular?
In 2021–2025, Cartier was most common in Alabama (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by Ohio and Michigan.