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UK boy's name

Carter-Jai

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2019. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Carter-Jai is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Carter-Jai popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2019 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4702, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 4 births.

This profile covers 7 England and Wales registrations across 2 recorded years from 2016 to 2019. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 7 living people in the UK are called Carter-Jai. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2020 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Carter-Jai ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales in 2019, with 3 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2016, when 4 boys were registered as Carter-Jai.
  • About 7 living people in the UK are estimated to have Carter-Jai as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#4702

2019

Births in 2019

3

Latest year

Peak year

2016

4 births

Estimated living

7

2026

Popularity

Carter-Jai over time

The chart below shows babies named Carter-Jai registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2016 to 2019. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Carter-Jai, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2019, compared with 4 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Carter-Jai
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Decades

Carter-Jai by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Carter-Jai was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2010s #4363 7 2

Related

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FAQ

Carter-Jai: questions and answers

How popular is the name Carter-Jai in the UK right now?

In 2019, Carter-Jai was ranked #4702 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.

When was Carter-Jai most popular?

The peak year on record was 2016, with 4 babies registered as Carter-Jai in England and Wales.

How many people are called Carter-Jai in the UK?

A total of 7 babies have been registered as Carter-Jai across the 2 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.