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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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 1918

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNHWashington: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,415 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsNDMinnesota: #395 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,504 girlsMNIllinois: #193 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,378 girlsILWisconsin: #272 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsWIMichigan: #248 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,291 girlsMINew York: #215 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,686 girlsNYMassachusetts: #286 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,693 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: #180 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 922 girlsSDIowa: #237 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,693 girlsIAIndiana: #170 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,082 girlsINOhio: #165 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsOHPennsylvania: #153 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,071 girlsPANew Jersey: #166 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #255 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedUTColorado: #140 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 685 girlsCONebraska: #278 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsMOKentucky: #73 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 294 girlsKYWest Virginia: #136 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 606 girlsWVVirginia: #55 for girls · 130 births · 1 in 209 girlsVAMaryland: #85 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 404 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: #323 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,658 girlsKSArkansas: #110 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 415 girlsARTennessee: #80 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 306 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #44 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 172 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #18 for girls · 225 births · 1 in 97 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #118 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 593 girlsDCOklahoma: #157 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 729 girlsOKLouisiana: #68 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 238 girlsLAMississippi: #36 for girls · 133 births · 1 in 145 girlsMSAlabama: #37 for girls · 171 births · 1 in 157 girlsALGeorgia: #34 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 142 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #109 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 486 girlsTXFlorida: #61 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 204 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#18 · 1 in 97
  2. Georgia#34 · 1 in 142
  3. Mississippi#36 · 1 in 145
  4. Alabama#37 · 1 in 157
  5. North Carolina#44 · 1 in 172

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#182251 in 97
Georgia#342421 in 142
Mississippi#361331 in 145
Alabama#371711 in 157
North Carolina#441971 in 172
Virginia#551301 in 209
Florida#61481 in 204
Louisiana#68871 in 238
Kentucky#73921 in 294
Tennessee#80841 in 306
Maryland#85341 in 404
Texas#1091021 in 486
Arkansas#110471 in 415
District of Columbia#11851 in 593
West Virginia#136291 in 606
Colorado#140121 in 685
Pennsylvania#153931 in 1,071
Oklahoma#157321 in 729
Ohio#165501 in 1,090
New Jersey#166281 in 1,130
Indiana#170241 in 1,082
North Dakota#18071 in 1,090
South Dakota#18071 in 922
Illinois#193451 in 1,378
Missouri#200251 in 1,229
New York#215601 in 1,686
Washington#21571 in 1,415
Iowa#237131 in 1,693
Michigan#248161 in 2,291
California#255131 in 1,773
Wisconsin#272101 in 2,499
Nebraska#27861 in 2,094
Massachusetts#286101 in 3,693
Kansas#32361 in 2,658
Minnesota#39551 in 4,504
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Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Oregon———
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Utah———
Vermont———
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 1918

girls
#113
2,130 births · 1 in 543 girls
boys
#2,398
12 births · 1 in 84,457 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #113Carrie2,130

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #2,398Carrie12
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 543 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 98.0% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #110Eileen2,264
  2. #111Eunice2,224
  3. #112Geneva2,191
  4. #113Carrie2,130
  5. #114Hilda2,118
  6. #115Inez2,105
  7. #116Loretta2,051
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 84,457 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 50.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #2,260Wood13
  2. #2,260Yoshito13
  3. #2,260Zane13
  4. #2,398Carrie12
  5. #2,398Able12
  6. #2,398Agnes12
  7. #2,398Alban12
  8. #2,543Abron11
  9. #2,543Acey11
  10. #2,543Alison11

Tied with 144 names at #2,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →