Carter vs Faolan

Carter and Faolancompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #103 and Faolan #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #114 and Faolan #116 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Carter was ranked #134 and Faolan #336 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Carter and Faolan over time

Carter and Faolan appear together in 3 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Carter held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Faolan in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Faolan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Carter in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2006–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Faolan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carter #53 in 2013, Faolan #116 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #114, Faolan #116.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2003–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Faolan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carter #60 in 2018, Faolan #2270 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #103, Faolan #3254.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2009–2017
Carter held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Faolan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Carter #134 in 2017, Faolan #283 in 2016.
The order changed in 2011: Carter moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #542 and #354; by 2011 that had become #302 and #387.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Carter #134, Faolan #336.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Carter

Pairs where Carter shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Tom vs Carter
Tom and Carter changed places 13 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #60 and #114.
Tom · Carter · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Charlie vs Carter
Charlie and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlie · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries
George vs Carter
George and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
George · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Leo vs Carter
Leo and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Leo · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Carter, Faolan
Field	Carter	Faolan
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #70 (2025)	Northern Ireland · Boys #116 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Carter and Faolan both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Carter

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in New Zealand, in 2015 (recorded 2006–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Faolan

Popularity journey

First recorded1993
First recorded at #339 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2006–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys