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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201931peak #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 1931

  • 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: 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: #322 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,270 girlsMNIllinois: #257 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,293 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #318 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,502 girlsMINew York: #322 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,940 girlsNYMassachusetts: #338 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,984 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: #265 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,288 girlsIAIndiana: #236 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsINOhio: #219 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,887 girlsOHPennsylvania: #218 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,841 girlsPANew Jersey: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,752 girlsNJConnecticut: #214 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,071 girlsCTCalifornia: #374 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,510 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: #253 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,927 girlsMOKentucky: #146 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 666 girlsKYWest Virginia: #156 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 746 girlsWVVirginia: #74 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 286 girlsVAMaryland: #112 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 562 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: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,340 girlsKSArkansas: #154 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 651 girlsARTennessee: #126 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 559 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #75 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 277 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #25 for girls · 136 births · 1 in 136 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #97 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 445 girlsDCOklahoma: #252 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsOKLouisiana: #83 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 311 girlsLAMississippi: #41 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 184 girlsMSAlabama: #50 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 226 girlsALGeorgia: #45 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 201 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #174 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 803 girlsTXFlorida: #56 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 250 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#25 · 1 in 136
  2. Mississippi#41 · 1 in 184
  3. Georgia#45 · 1 in 201
  4. Alabama#50 · 1 in 226
  5. Florida#56 · 1 in 250

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#251361 in 136
Mississippi#411091 in 184
Georgia#451471 in 201
Alabama#501261 in 226
Florida#56471 in 250
Virginia#74791 in 286
North Carolina#751221 in 277
Louisiana#83651 in 311
District of Columbia#9781 in 445
Maryland#112211 in 562
Tennessee#126471 in 559
Kentucky#146391 in 666
Arkansas#154271 in 651
West Virginia#156231 in 746
Texas#174701 in 803
Connecticut#21451 in 2,071
Pennsylvania#218421 in 1,841
Ohio#219251 in 1,887
Indiana#236121 in 1,973
New Jersey#251101 in 2,752
Oklahoma#252151 in 1,464
Missouri#253141 in 1,927
Illinois#257231 in 2,293
Iowa#26581 in 2,288
Kansas#29461 in 2,340
Michigan#318111 in 3,502
Minnesota#32261 in 3,270
New York#322231 in 3,940
Massachusetts#33851 in 5,984
California#374101 in 3,510
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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 1931

girls
#148
1,306 births · 1 in 815 girls
boys
#1,589
20 births · 1 in 51,983 boys

Top girls' names in 1931

  1. #1Mary60,299
  2. #2Betty36,105
  3. #3Dorothy26,524
  4. #4Barbara21,804
  5. #5Joan19,119
  6. #6Helen17,664
  7. #7Margaret17,332
  8. #8Patricia16,469
  9. #9Shirley14,405
  10. #10Doris13,629
  11. #148Carrie1,306

Top boys' names in 1931

  1. #1Robert60,519
  2. #2James51,212
  3. #3John48,423
  4. #4William43,280
  5. #5Richard31,822
  6. #6Charles29,934
  7. #7Donald29,100
  8. #8George20,685
  9. #9Joseph19,326
  10. #10Thomas16,847
  11. #1,589Carrie20
More about 1931

girls

1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 815 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 97.0% of the 4,979 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. #145Genevieve1,360
  2. #146Alberta1,354
  3. #147Eunice1,344
  4. #148Carrie1,306
  5. #149Lena1,302
  6. #150Jennie1,288
  7. #151Yvonne1,270
Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 857Joretta#1,320 → #463
  2. ↑ 519Joetta#1,460 → #941
  3. ↑ 483Sondra#1,031 → #548
  4. ↑ 465Celine#1,460 → #995
  5. ↑ 343Lynne#1,274 → #931
Fallers
  1. ↓ 377Margo#937 → #1,314
  2. ↓ 349Rachael#894 → #1,243
  3. ↓ 317Evelyne#926 → #1,243
  4. ↓ 287Vivien#971 → #1,258
  5. ↓ 283Ardeth#629 → #912

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

boys

1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 51,983 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 63.2% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #1,538Tyler21
  2. #1,538Wash21
  3. #1,538Washington21
  4. #1,589Carrie20
  5. #1,589Ace20
  6. #1,589Ancel20
  7. #1,589Bernardino20
  8. #1,643Ann19
  9. #1,643Barrie19
  10. #1,643Byrl19

Tied with 53 names at #1,589; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1930
Risers
  1. ↑ 794Kenton#1,753 → #959
  2. ↑ 420Wyman#1,330 → #910
  3. ↑ 408Jan#1,330 → #922
  4. ↑ 402Leopold#1,399 → #997
  5. ↑ 398Odie#1,299 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Artie#976 → #1,489
  2. ↓ 469Arnulfo#892 → #1,361
  3. ↓ 385Rose#832 → #1,217
  4. ↓ 357Ransom#976 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Jodie#990 → #1,333

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

See the top 100 for 1931 →