Carter (first name)

Carter is a predominantly male, rarely female given name .

Origin and meaning

The surname Carter is sometimes given as a first name, especially in the USA.

Name bearer

• Carter Bays (* 1975), American screenwriter and television producer
• Carter Beauford (* 1957), American drummer
• Carter Braxton (1736–1797), signer of the Declaration of Independence for Virginia and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
• Carter Burwell (* 1955), American actor, musician, conductor and orchestrator
• Carter Cruise (* 1991), American porn actress
• Carter Glass (1858-1946), American Democratic politician
• Carter F. Ham (born 1952), American military
• Carter Heyward (* 1945), American theologian
• Carter Jefferson (1945–1993), American jazz saxophonist
• Carter Jenkins (born 1991), American film actor
• Carter Phillips (* 1988), American poker player
• Carter Rycroft (* 1977), Canadian curler
• Carter Stanley (1925–1966), American bluegrass musician
• Carter Trevisani (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player