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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 958 births
- Debut · girls
- 949 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 53 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 266,350since 1880
Carrie over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,719 | 63 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,013 | 54 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,588 | 68 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,579 | 68 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,345 | 77 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 83 | — | |
| 2019 | #2,043 | 93 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,774 | 115 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,655 | 130 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,560 | 143 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 126 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,487 | 150 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,321 | 177 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,469 | 154 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,469 | 152 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,299 | 181 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,079 | 236 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,002 | 264 | — | |
| 2007 | #995 | 268 | — | |
| 2006 | #864 | 308 | — | |
| 2005 | #835 | 304 | — | |
| 2004 | #808 | 311 | — | |
| 2003 | #738 | 345 | — | |
| 2002 | #752 | 321 | — | |
| 2001 | #588 | 430 | — | |
| 2000 | #503 | 536 | — | |
| 1999 | #457 | 582 | — | |
| 1998 | #420 | 629 | — | |
| 1997 | #368 | 744 | — | |
| 1996 | #321 | 876 | — | |
| 1995 | #310 | 897 | — | |
| 1994 | #276 | 1,012 | — | |
| 1993 | #248 | 1,117 | — | |
| 1992 | #221 | 1,285 | — | |
| 1991 | #204 | 1,465 | — | |
| 1990 | #170 | 1,708 | — | |
| 1989 | #148 | 1,957 | #4,527 | 11 |
| 1988 | #132 | 2,204 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #119 | 2,390 | #3,521 | 13 |
| 1986 | #109 | 2,558 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #96 | 2,942 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #78 | 3,691 | #2,529 | 19 |
| 1983 | #65 | 4,296 | #2,341 | 21 |
| 1982 | #57 | 5,186 | #2,518 | 19 |
| 1981 | #55 | 5,094 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1980 | #46 | 5,761 | #1,910 | 29 |
| 1979 | #41 | 6,354 | #2,465 | 19 |
| 1978 | #35 | 7,318 | #1,870 | 27 |
| 1977 | #28 | 8,661 | #1,858 | 27 |
| 1976 | #28 | 7,991 | #1,932 | 25 |
| 1975 | #29 | 7,854 | #2,065 | 22 |
| 1974 | #42 | 6,436 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #46 | 5,835 | #1,928 | 22 |
| 1972 | #53 | 5,421 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #55 | 5,977 | #1,823 | 24 |
| 1970 | #73 | 4,978 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | #94 | 3,888 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #86 | 3,979 | #3,107 | 8 |
| 1967 | #107 | 3,195 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #142 | 2,476 | — | |
| 1965 | #152 | 2,484 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #134 | 2,975 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #143 | 2,817 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #141 | 3,031 | #2,848 | 9 |
| 1961 | #139 | 3,178 | #2,900 | 9 |
| 1960 | #139 | 3,150 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #145 | 2,960 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #155 | 2,583 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #175 | 2,156 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #208 | 1,529 | #3,216 | 7 |
| 1955 | #233 | 1,211 | #3,201 | 7 |
| 1954 | #221 | 1,308 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #224 | 1,282 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #235 | 1,110 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #238 | 1,065 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #241 | 975 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #222 | 1,107 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #212 | 1,174 | — | |
| 1947 | #218 | 1,170 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #218 | 1,071 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #199 | 985 | #2,743 | 7 |
| 1944 | #197 | 1,020 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #192 | 1,136 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #185 | 1,187 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #183 | 1,030 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #176 | 1,093 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #176 | 1,076 | #2,050 | 12 |
| 1938 | #179 | 1,123 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #172 | 1,176 | #1,576 | 19 |
| 1936 | #166 | 1,183 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #158 | 1,278 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #158 | 1,260 | #2,266 | 11 |
| 1933 | #150 | 1,261 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #145 | 1,397 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #148 | 1,306 | #1,589 | 20 |
| 1930 | #145 | 1,465 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #148 | 1,510 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #140 | 1,653 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #139 | 1,789 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #138 | 1,860 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #134 | 2,025 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1924 | #135 | 2,051 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #134 | 1,930 | #2,614 | 11 |
| 1922 | #122 | 2,120 | #2,630 | 11 |
| 1921 | #126 | 2,081 | #2,376 | 13 |
| 1920 | #121 | 2,108 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #111 | 2,180 | #1,752 | 19 |
| 1918 | #113 | 2,130 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #109 | 2,073 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #103 | 2,159 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #103 | 1,968 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #91 | 1,798 | #2,101 | 10 |
| 1913 | #90 | 1,517 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #82 | 1,580 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #78 | 1,281 | #1,290 | 8 |
| 1910 | #70 | 1,381 | #1,118 | 9 |
| 1909 | #66 | 1,276 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #66 | 1,239 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #61 | 1,283 | #815 | 11 |
| 1906 | #62 | 1,188 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #58 | 1,288 | #1,002 | 7 |
| 1904 | #54 | 1,280 | #1,064 | 6 |
| 1903 | #52 | 1,252 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #50 | 1,376 | — | |
| 1901 | #48 | 1,247 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #48 | 1,711 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | #46 | 1,346 | #786 | 8 |
| 1898 | #47 | 1,371 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #46 | 1,365 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | #45 | 1,388 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #42 | 1,463 | — | |
| 1894 | #39 | 1,452 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #36 | 1,451 | #538 | 13 |
| 1892 | #35 | 1,588 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #36 | 1,342 | #700 | 8 |
| 1890 | #29 | 1,510 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #27 | 1,547 | #878 | 6 |
| 1888 | #24 | 1,647 | #917 | 6 |
| 1887 | #23 | 1,344 | — | |
| 1886 | #21 | 1,396 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #22 | 1,283 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #22 | 1,245 | #971 | 5 |
| 1883 | #21 | 1,108 | — | |
| 1882 | #22 | 1,037 | #837 | 6 |
| 1881 | #20 | 958 | #781 | 6 |
| 1880 | #20 | 949 | #682 | 8 |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#28 · 1 in 143
- Georgia#47 · 1 in 216
- Mississippi#53 · 1 in 213
- Alabama#56 · 1 in 255
- Florida#64 · 1 in 280
Best ever in a state: #7 in South Carolina, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #28 | 140 | 1 in 143 |
| Georgia | #47 | 136 | 1 in 216 |
| Mississippi | #53 | 100 | 1 in 213 |
| Alabama | #56 | 111 | 1 in 255 |
| Florida | #64 | 45 | 1 in 280 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 122 | 1 in 292 |
| Louisiana | #83 | 67 | 1 in 306 |
| Virginia | #104 | 51 | 1 in 446 |
| Tennessee | #108 | 54 | 1 in 489 |
| Arkansas | #116 | 36 | 1 in 481 |
| District of Columbia | #126 | 7 | 1 in 634 |
| Maryland | #166 | 12 | 1 in 926 |
| West Virginia | #176 | 20 | 1 in 918 |
| Kentucky | #185 | 28 | 1 in 919 |
| Texas | #197 | 59 | 1 in 930 |
| Ohio | #204 | 29 | 1 in 1,617 |
| Pennsylvania | #215 | 40 | 1 in 1,776 |
| New Jersey | #227 | 11 | 1 in 2,137 |
| Oklahoma | #243 | 14 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Michigan | #302 | 11 | 1 in 3,524 |
| Missouri | #338 | 8 | 1 in 3,229 |
| Illinois | #352 | 13 | 1 in 3,888 |
| New York | #390 | 16 | 1 in 5,119 |
| California | #416 | 9 | 1 in 4,091 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #20 (958 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 120 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1880–1914
- Top 1,000: 128 yrs · run 1880–2007
- 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
- 25.1% of all girls named Carrie (66,825) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #20 (1881) → #241 (1950) → #28 (1977)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 12,514 | #20 (1881) | #22 |
| 1890s | 14,276 | #29 (1890) | #40 |
| 1900s | 13,140 | #48 (1900) | #57 |
| 1910s | 18,067 | #70 (1910) | #95 |
| 1920s | 19,127 | #121 (1920) | #134 |
| 1930s | 12,525 | #145 (1930) | #160 |
| 1940s | 10,973 | #176 (1940) | #200 |
| 1950s | 16,179 | #145 (1959) | #208 |
| 1960s | 31,173 | #86 (1968) | #128 |
| 1970s | 66,825 | #28 (1977) | #43 |
| 1980s | 36,079 | #46 (1980) | #91 |
| 1990s | 10,315 | #170 (1990) | #300 |
| 2000s | 3,323 | #503 (2000) | #816 |
| 2010s | 1,421 | #1,299 (2010) | #1,576 |
| 2020s | 413 | #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 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 879 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 96.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 148,172 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 29.3% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,629Zebedee8
- #2,629Zeferino8
- #2,629Zenon8
- #2,854Carrie7
- #2,854Abbott7
- #2,854Adalberto7
- #2,854Addis7
- #3,147Abelino6
- #3,147Acey6
- #3,147Adair6
Tied with 292 names at #2,854; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.