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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedAKMaine: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,218 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: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #342 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,837 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #361 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,610 girlsMINew York: #346 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 4,057 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #240 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,309 girlsINOhio: #256 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,653 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,763 girlsPANew Jersey: #324 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,156 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #430 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,562 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #185 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsMOKentucky: #171 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 836 girlsKYWest Virginia: #219 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsWVVirginia: #91 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 372 girlsVAMaryland: #149 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 751 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: #288 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsKSArkansas: #194 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 910 girlsARTennessee: #132 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 632 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #74 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 329 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #30 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 161 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #250 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsOKLouisiana: #117 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 443 girlsLAMississippi: #57 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 223 girlsMSAlabama: #74 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 292 girlsALGeorgia: #72 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 305 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #234 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,140 girlsTXFlorida: #117 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 476 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#30 · 1 in 161
  2. Mississippi#57 · 1 in 223
  3. Georgia#72 · 1 in 305
  4. Alabama#74 · 1 in 292
  5. North Carolina#74 · 1 in 329

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#301311 in 161
Mississippi#57991 in 223
Georgia#721021 in 305
Alabama#74971 in 292
North Carolina#741121 in 329
Virginia#91641 in 372
Florida#117291 in 476
Louisiana#117511 in 443
Tennessee#132431 in 632
Maryland#149161 in 751
Kentucky#171331 in 836
Missouri#185231 in 1,166
Arkansas#194201 in 910
Maine#19651 in 1,218
Pennsylvania#218411 in 1,763
West Virginia#219141 in 1,340
Texas#234501 in 1,140
Indiana#240111 in 2,309
Oklahoma#250131 in 1,540
Ohio#256191 in 2,653
Kansas#28851 in 2,461
New Jersey#32461 in 4,156
Illinois#342141 in 3,837
New York#346211 in 4,057
Michigan#36191 in 4,610
California#430101 in 4,562
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
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 1939

girls
#176
1,076 births · 1 in 1,019 girls
boys
#2,050
12 births · 1 in 92,238 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #176Carrie1,076

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #2,050Carrie12
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 1,019 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 96.4% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #173Gertrude1,092
  2. #174Naomi1,086
  3. #175Rosemarie1,077
  4. #176Carrie1,076
  5. #177Leona1,075
  6. #178Velma1,068
  7. #179Myrtle1,064
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 880April#1,805#925
  2. 865Karel#1,703#838
  3. 725Hedy#1,650#925
  4. 722Vivien#1,703#981
  5. 709Karon#1,547#838
Fallers
  1. 712Eulalia#972#1,684
  2. 446Shelvia#955#1,401
  3. 358Naoma#992#1,350
  4. 304Imelda#890#1,194
  5. 279Helaine#870#1,149

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

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 92,238 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 48.3% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #1,958Worley13
  2. #1,958Wright13
  3. #1,958Yvonne13
  4. #2,050Carrie12
  5. #2,050Alban12
  6. #2,050Albino12
  7. #2,050Alf12
  8. #2,159Agapito11
  9. #2,159Alben11
  10. #2,159Alcide11

Tied with 108 names at #2,050; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. 463Alfonzo#1,439#976
  2. 447Rod#1,439#992
  3. 443Estel#1,397#954
  4. 422Cameron#1,364#942
  5. 421Turner#1,337#916
Fallers
  1. 518Gonzalo#779#1,297
  2. 497Judge#992#1,489
  3. 396Melville#963#1,359
  4. 355Agustin#883#1,238
  5. 351Antone#921#1,272

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

See the top 100 for 1939