Carrie

#2,719 for girls in 2025, 63 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #4,527
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 958 births
Debut · girls
949 births
In top 100 · girls
53 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
266,350
since 1880

Carrie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201914peak #20, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,71963
2024#3,01354
2023#2,58868
2022#2,57968
2021#2,34577
2020#2,17083
2019#2,04393
2018#1,774115
2017#1,655130
2016#1,560143
2015#1,685126
2014#1,487150
2013#1,321177
2012#1,469154
2011#1,469152
2010#1,299181
2009#1,079236
2008#1,002264
2007#995268
2006#864308
2005#835304
2004#808311
2003#738345
2002#752321
2001#588430
2000#503536
1999#457582
1998#420629
1997#368744
1996#321876
1995#310897
1994#2761,012
1993#2481,117
1992#2211,285
1991#2041,465
1990#1701,708
1989#1481,957#4,52711
1988#1322,204#7,2705
1987#1192,390#3,52113
1986#1092,558#3,44013
1985#962,942#5,1477
1984#783,691#2,52919
1983#654,296#2,34121
1982#575,186#2,51819
1981#555,094#2,56918
1980#465,761#1,91029
1979#416,354#2,46519
1978#357,318#1,87027
1977#288,661#1,85827
1976#287,991#1,93225
1975#297,854#2,06522
1974#426,436#2,35817
1973#465,835#1,92822
1972#535,421#2,53414
1971#555,977#1,82324
1970#734,978#1,98920
1969#943,888#3,5957
1968#863,979#3,1078
1967#1073,195#2,7609
1966#1422,476
1965#1522,484#2,9828
1964#1342,975#2,66510
1963#1432,817#3,6466
1962#1413,031#2,8489
1961#1393,178#2,9009
1960#1393,150#2,68510
1959#1452,960#2,8219
1958#1552,583#2,02616
1957#1752,156#3,9935
1956#2081,529#3,2167
1955#2331,211#3,2017
1954#2211,308#3,1767
1953#2241,282#2,9058
1952#2351,110#3,7345
1951#2381,065#3,7145
1950#241975#3,3296
1949#2221,107#3,2986
1948#2121,174
1947#2181,170#3,0967
1946#2181,071#2,27111
1945#199985#2,7437
1944#1971,020#2,6338
1943#1921,136#3,2316
1942#1851,187#2,7128
1941#1831,030#2,20711
1940#1761,093#2,08112
1939#1761,076#2,05012
1938#1791,123#1,81815
1937#1721,176#1,57619
1936#1661,183#2,8547
1935#1581,278#2,02913
1934#1581,260#2,26611
1933#1501,261#1,77016
1932#1451,397#2,19112
1931#1481,306#1,58920
1930#1451,465#1,96415
1929#1481,510#1,84817
1928#1401,653#2,27013
1927#1391,789#2,03416
1926#1381,860#1,72020
1925#1342,025#1,45126
1924#1352,051#2,22914
1923#1341,930#2,61411
1922#1222,120#2,63011
1921#1262,081#2,37613
1920#1212,108#2,60211
1919#1112,180#1,75219
1918#1132,130#2,39812
1917#1092,073#2,42311
1916#1032,159#1,84916
1915#1031,968#1,87815
1914#911,798#2,10110
1913#901,517#1,80310
1912#821,580#2,0457
1911#781,281#1,2908
1910#701,381#1,1189
1909#661,276#1,2776
1908#661,239#87710
1907#611,283#81511
1906#621,188#1,1116
1905#581,288#1,0027
1904#541,280#1,0646
1903#521,252#7839
1902#501,376
1901#481,247#1,0585
1900#481,711#1,1626
1899#461,346#7868
1898#471,371#1,1215
1897#461,365#9426
1896#451,388#8268
1895#421,463
1894#391,452#9546
1893#361,451#53813
1892#351,588#1,0665
1891#361,342#7008
1890#291,510#7398
1889#271,547#8786
1888#241,647#9176
1887#231,344
1886#211,396#7587
1885#221,283#9365
1884#221,245#9715
1883#211,108
1882#221,037#8376
1881#20958#7816
1880#20949#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Carrie was already there! It came in at #20, and was given to 949 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 78 girls a year got the name.

Where Carrie is popular in 1914

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedAKMaine: #151 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 673 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,320 girlsMNIllinois: #211 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsILWisconsin: #224 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,801 girlsWIMichigan: #185 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,147 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsNYMassachusetts: #246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,775 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedSDIowa: #168 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 932 girlsIAIndiana: #168 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 987 girlsINOhio: #151 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 894 girlsOHPennsylvania: #124 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 734 girlsPANew Jersey: #175 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #278 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,974 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedUTColorado: #174 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 882 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #155 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 801 girlsMOKentucky: #76 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 293 girlsKYWest Virginia: #93 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 384 girlsWVVirginia: #51 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 185 girlsVAMaryland: #54 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 225 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #182 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsKSArkansas: #83 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 288 girlsARTennessee: #65 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 253 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #33 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 138 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #13 for girls · 175 births · 1 in 87 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #112 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 432 girlsOKLouisiana: #37 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 155 girlsLAMississippi: #32 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 136 girlsMSAlabama: #34 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 148 girlsALGeorgia: #24 for girls · 223 births · 1 in 112 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #112 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 442 girlsTXFlorida: #53 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 173 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#13 · 1 in 87
  2. Georgia#24 · 1 in 112
  3. Mississippi#32 · 1 in 136
  4. North Carolina#33 · 1 in 138
  5. Alabama#34 · 1 in 148

Best ever in a state: #7 in South Carolina, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#131751 in 87
Georgia#242231 in 112
Mississippi#321061 in 136
North Carolina#331711 in 138
Alabama#341361 in 148
Louisiana#37921 in 155
Virginia#51991 in 185
Florida#53421 in 173
Maryland#54411 in 225
Tennessee#65661 in 253
Kentucky#76591 in 293
Arkansas#83431 in 288
West Virginia#93281 in 384
Oklahoma#112311 in 432
Texas#112801 in 442
Pennsylvania#124901 in 734
Maine#15171 in 673
Ohio#151371 in 894
Missouri#155241 in 801
Indiana#168161 in 987
Iowa#168141 in 932
Colorado#17451 in 882
New Jersey#175171 in 1,180
New York#180631 in 1,164
Kansas#18291 in 1,025
Michigan#185161 in 1,147
Minnesota#199101 in 1,320
Illinois#211251 in 1,564
Wisconsin#22481 in 1,801
Massachusetts#246101 in 2,775
California#27871 in 1,974
Alaska
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Carrie
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 294 spots since 2024 (#3,013#2,719)
  • 549 spots since 2020 (#2,170#2,719)
  • 1,034 spots since 2015 (#1,685#2,719)
  • Biggest jump: 35 spots in 1967 (#142#107)
  • Biggest drop: 164 spots in 2002 (#588#752)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #20 (958 births)
  • Births halved by 2001, 120 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 53 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1880–1914
  • Top 1,000: 128 yrs · run 1880–2007
Share of babies · girls
1 in 96
  • Highest: 1 in 96 girls born in 1880 were named Carrie (1.0%)
  • Latest: 1 in 25,512 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #20 in 1881, was only 1 in 96 (1.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
  • 25.1% of all girls named Carrie (66,825) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #20 (1881) → #241 (1950) → #28 (1977)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s12,514#20 (1881)#22
1890s14,276#29 (1890)#40
1900s13,140#48 (1900)#57
1910s18,067#70 (1910)#95
1920s19,127#121 (1920)#134
1930s12,525#145 (1930)#160
1940s10,973#176 (1940)#200
1950s16,179#145 (1959)#208
1960s31,173#86 (1968)#128
1970s66,825#28 (1977)#43
1980s36,079#46 (1980)#91
1990s10,315#170 (1990)#300
2000s3,323#503 (2000)#816
2010s1,421#1,299 (2010)#1,576
2020s413#2,170 (2020)#2,569

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carrie in 1914

girls
#91
1,798 births · 1 in 424 girls
boys
#2,101
10 births · 1 in 65,476 boys

Top girls' names in 1914

  1. #1Mary45,346
  2. #2Helen23,221
  3. #3Dorothy18,782
  4. #4Margaret17,763
  5. #5Ruth15,839
  6. #6Anna11,865
  7. #7Mildred11,649
  8. #8Elizabeth11,367
  9. #9Frances9,677
  10. #10Marie8,829
  11. #91Carrie1,798

Top boys' names in 1914

  1. #1John37,947
  2. #2William29,753
  3. #3James26,262
  4. #4Robert21,188
  5. #5Joseph18,829
  6. #6George17,602
  7. #7Charles16,937
  8. #8Edward12,319
  9. #9Frank12,002
  10. #10Walter8,962
  11. #2,101Carrie10
More about 1914

girls

761,581 girls got a published name in 1914; 1 in 424 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,206 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #88Charlotte2,007
  2. #89Opal1,893
  3. #90Marian1,862
  4. #91Carrie1,798
  5. #92Velma1,795
  6. #93Theresa1,794
  7. #94Juanita1,792
Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. 589Rilla#1,358#769
  2. 587Venita#1,465#878
  3. 509Orene#1,465#956
  4. 486Vonnie#1,405#919
  5. 463Kathlyn#1,020#557
Fallers
  1. 837Christena#981#1,818
  2. 642Tiny#961#1,603
  3. 504Dominga#881#1,385
  4. 504Florrie#881#1,385
  5. 419Veola#925#1,344

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

654,762 boys got a published name in 1914; 1 in 65,476 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 44.1% of the 3,759 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #1,975Windell11
  2. #1,975York11
  3. #1,975Zachary11
  4. #2,101Carrie10
  5. #2,101Abbie10
  6. #2,101Achille10
  7. #2,101Adams10
  8. #2,271Addis9
  9. #2,271Aldon9
  10. #2,271Almus9

Tied with 169 names at #2,101; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1913
Risers
  1. 817Gilmore#1,803#986
  2. 647Santos#1,580#933
  3. 546Lorenza#1,365#819
  4. 534Bobby#1,441#907
  5. 534Gino#1,441#907
Fallers
  1. 918Bernardo#950#1,868
  2. 692Eston#995#1,687
  3. 692Rolf#995#1,687
  4. 613Orson#995#1,608
  5. 458West#930#1,388

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1914