Kartier
Boy name · #1127 in 2025 · Rare
Kartier ranks #1127 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 190 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #4890, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 9,474 boys born in 2025 was named Kartier.
Babies named Kartier per year. Source: SSA.
The 16-year story
Kartier first appears in the Social Security records in 2009, when 7 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 253 babies and a rank of #913. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Kartier in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Kartier is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Kartier will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Kartier is most common
Geography matters for names, and Kartier is no exception. Adjusted for how many boys are born in each state, Kartier is most common in GA (0.4 per 1,000), VA (0.3 per 1,000), OH (0.3 per 1,000), MI (0.2 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.1 per 1,000 boys. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Kartier is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Kartier
Statistically, parents drawn to Kartier tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Cartier, Kaizer, Kyzier, Kashmir, and Kaiser.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Kartier | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 190 | #1123 |
| 2024 | 217 | #1026 |
| 2023 | 239 | #946 |
| 2022 | 253 | #913 |
| 2021 | 231 | #966 |
| 2020 | 175 | #1124 |
| 2019 | 134 | #1340 |
| 2018 | 76 | #1937 |
| 2017 | 65 | #2109 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3681 |
| 2015 | 19 | #4890 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3297 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4981 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12274 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7009 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6698 |
| 2009 | 7 | #9864 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Kartier a popular boy name?
Kartier ranked #1127 among boys in 2025 with 190 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4890.
When was the name Kartier most popular?
Kartier peaked in 2022, when 253 American boys received the name (ranked #913 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Kartier?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 9,474 newborn American boys was named Kartier. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.