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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #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 1921

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWAIdaho: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 904 girlsIDMontana: 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: #255 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,546 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #239 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,070 girlsMINew York: #255 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsNYMassachusetts: #389 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,394 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedRIOregon: #196 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,233 girlsORNevada: 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: #266 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,283 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,023 girlsINOhio: #174 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,265 girlsOHPennsylvania: #161 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,117 girlsPANew Jersey: #178 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #283 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,344 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedUTColorado: #221 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsCONebraska: #288 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,167 girlsNEMissouri: #196 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsMOKentucky: #90 for girls · 83 births · 1 in 380 girlsKYWest Virginia: #121 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 565 girlsWVVirginia: #64 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 244 girlsVAMaryland: #100 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 459 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 705 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #374 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,512 girlsKSArkansas: #114 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 419 girlsARTennessee: #101 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 406 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #40 for girls · 215 births · 1 in 181 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #22 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 107 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #178 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 877 girlsOKLouisiana: #75 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 263 girlsLAMississippi: #35 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 153 girlsMSAlabama: #37 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 171 girlsALGeorgia: #31 for girls · 251 births · 1 in 146 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #133 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 583 girlsTXFlorida: #54 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 206 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#22 · 1 in 107
  2. Georgia#31 · 1 in 146
  3. Mississippi#35 · 1 in 153
  4. Alabama#37 · 1 in 171
  5. North Carolina#40 · 1 in 181

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#222261 in 107
Georgia#312511 in 146
Mississippi#351411 in 153
Alabama#371801 in 171
North Carolina#402151 in 181
Florida#54551 in 206
Virginia#641221 in 244
Louisiana#75891 in 263
Kentucky#90831 in 380
Maryland#100331 in 459
Tennessee#101701 in 406
Arkansas#114501 in 419
West Virginia#121361 in 565
Texas#1331011 in 583
Pennsylvania#161901 in 1,117
Indiana#166271 in 1,023
Ohio#174451 in 1,265
Arizona#17851 in 705
New Jersey#178251 in 1,272
Oklahoma#178301 in 877
Idaho#19651 in 904
Missouri#196281 in 1,153
Oregon#19651 in 1,233
Colorado#22171 in 1,334
Michigan#239191 in 2,070
Illinois#255241 in 2,546
New York#255411 in 2,461
Iowa#266101 in 2,283
California#283131 in 2,344
Nebraska#28861 in 2,167
Kansas#37451 in 3,512
Massachusetts#38951 in 7,394
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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
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 1921

girls
#126
2,081 births · 1 in 593 girls
boys
#2,376
13 births · 1 in 84,727 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #126Carrie2,081

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #2,376Carrie13
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 593 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #123Hilda2,128
  2. #124Janet2,123
  3. #125Jeanette2,096
  4. #126Carrie2,081
  5. #126Inez2,081
  6. #128Rosemary2,034
  7. #129Maria2,028
  8. #130Dora2,026

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

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

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 84,727 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 52.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #2,265Volney14
  2. #2,265Willy14
  3. #2,265Zebedee14
  4. #2,376Carrie13
  5. #2,376Addis13
  6. #2,376Aldine13
  7. #2,376Ammon13
  8. #2,502Aldrich12
  9. #2,502Amel12
  10. #2,502Antonino12

Tied with 125 names at #2,376; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

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

See the top 100 for 1921 →