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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201949peak #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 1949

  • 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: #207 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,396 girlsWAIdaho: #218 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,226 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,250 girlsMNIllinois: #415 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,363 girlsILWisconsin: #366 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,273 girlsWIMichigan: #297 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,213 girlsMINew York: #406 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 4,893 girlsNYMassachusetts: #402 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,452 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: #319 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,898 girlsIAIndiana: #294 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,000 girlsINOhio: #322 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 3,770 girlsOHPennsylvania: #311 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,541 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,245 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #320 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,573 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedUTColorado: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,036 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #325 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,522 girlsMOKentucky: #257 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,129 girlsKYWest Virginia: #194 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsWVVirginia: #165 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 916 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedDEArizona: #300 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedNMKansas: #360 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,595 girlsKSArkansas: #166 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 894 girlsARTennessee: #186 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #122 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 606 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #50 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 251 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #242 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,642 girlsDCOklahoma: #205 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsOKLouisiana: #106 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 486 girlsLAMississippi: #75 for girls · 98 births · 1 in 298 girlsMSAlabama: #102 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 474 girlsALGeorgia: #90 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 387 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carrie, so not publishedHITexas: #260 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsTXFlorida: #159 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 770 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Carolina#50 · 1 in 251
  2. Mississippi#75 · 1 in 298
  3. Georgia#90 · 1 in 387
  4. Alabama#102 · 1 in 474
  5. Louisiana#106 · 1 in 486

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#501111 in 251
Mississippi#75981 in 298
Georgia#901101 in 387
Alabama#102791 in 474
Louisiana#106691 in 486
North Carolina#122811 in 606
Florida#159351 in 770
Virginia#165391 in 916
Arkansas#166251 in 894
Tennessee#186311 in 1,216
West Virginia#194181 in 1,325
Oklahoma#205161 in 1,344
Washington#207181 in 1,396
Maryland#210161 in 1,404
Idaho#21851 in 1,226
District of Columbia#24271 in 1,642
Kentucky#257161 in 2,129
Texas#260601 in 1,579
Colorado#27571 in 2,036
Indiana#294141 in 3,000
Minnesota#296101 in 3,250
Michigan#297221 in 3,213
Arizona#30051 in 1,781
Pennsylvania#311291 in 3,541
Iowa#31971 in 3,898
California#320441 in 2,573
Ohio#322231 in 3,770
Missouri#325111 in 3,522
New Jersey#338101 in 4,245
Kansas#36051 in 3,595
Wisconsin#36671 in 5,273
Massachusetts#40261 in 7,452
New York#406291 in 4,893
Illinois#415161 in 5,363
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North Dakota———
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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 1949

girls
#222
1,107 births · 1 in 1,546 girls
boys
#3,298
6 births · 1 in 295,657 boys

Top girls' names in 1949

  1. #1Linda91,015
  2. #2Mary66,874
  3. #3Patricia46,324
  4. #4Barbara42,600
  5. #5Susan37,709
  6. #6Sandra30,643
  7. #7Nancy29,249
  8. #8Carol26,780
  9. #9Kathleen26,357
  10. #10Sharon25,713
  11. #222Carrie1,107

Top boys' names in 1949

  1. #1James86,858
  2. #2Robert83,873
  3. #3John81,178
  4. #4William61,506
  5. #5Michael60,047
  6. #6David59,611
  7. #7Richard50,946
  8. #8Thomas45,192
  9. #9Charles40,052
  10. #10Larry31,819
  11. #3,298Carrie6
More about 1949

girls

1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 1,546 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 96.3% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #219Kristine1,174
  2. #220Bernadette1,141
  3. #221Vera1,114
  4. #222Carrie1,107
  5. #223Becky1,105
  6. #224Laurie1,103
  7. #225Harriet1,102
Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 937Sharman#1,708 → #771
  2. ↑ 665Roseanna#1,422 → #757
  3. ↑ 483Shauna#1,173 → #690
  4. ↑ 293Jacalyn#1,116 → #823
  5. ↑ 267Sanjuana#1,185 → #918
Fallers
  1. ↓ 339Sandie#939 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 296Syble#955 → #1,251
  3. ↓ 272Shirleen#964 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 266Ginny#734 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 260Dina#861 → #1,121

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

boys

1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 295,657 of them was named Carrie, which outranked 21.6% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carrie
  1. #3,019Woodward7
  2. #3,019Wynne7
  3. #3,019Zackary7
  4. #3,298Carrie6
  5. #3,298Abron6
  6. #3,298Acey6
  7. #3,298Adolpho6
  8. #3,690Abundio5
  9. #3,690Alberta5
  10. #3,690Aldine5

Tied with 391 names at #3,298; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1948
Risers
  1. ↑ 538Lannie#1,107 → #569
  2. ↑ 411Lenwood#1,296 → #885
  3. ↑ 338Robby#1,296 → #958
  4. ↑ 326Ocie#1,323 → #997
  5. ↑ 319Denzil#1,127 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Loyal#989 → #1,462
  2. ↓ 446Rich#963 → #1,409
  3. ↓ 395Brock#733 → #1,128
  4. ↓ 376Baron#972 → #1,348
  5. ↓ 333Murry#989 → #1,322

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

See the top 100 for 1949 →