Fun Facts About the Name Carrie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Carrie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 53 years. Its last run lasted 18 consecutive years, from 1968 through 1985.
- More than 267 thousand babies named Carrie: U.S. records list 267,539 babies given the name Carrie from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,190 boys received the name Carrie - about 1 boy for every 224 girls.
What Does the Name Carrie Mean?
Carrie is an English feminine given name whose established meaning is "free man," inherited through its parent name Caroline. Caroline is the French feminine form of Charles, which descends from the Latin Carolus, a Latinized form of a Germanic (Frankish) name built on the root karl, meaning "free man" or simply "man" - originally a person of free, non-servile status. Because that root refers to a man, the feminine names Caroline and Carrie carry the sense "free man" by convention rather than through any change in the word's own meaning.
Carrie is also used as a pet form of Carol, a feminine name that likewise descends from Charles. The English common noun carol, "a song of joy," looks identical but is a separate word and is not the source of the name.
Carrie Name History & Origins
Carrie developed as a spoken, familiar form of Caroline in English. Caroline itself entered English from French and became common in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries, helped by royal bearers such as Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II. Within families, Caroline was shortened to familiar forms such as Carrie and Carry, and by the 19th century Carrie was also being written on its own as a given name.
The same shortening was applied to Carol and to Carolina, so the pet forms overlapped in use; the spellings Carrie and Carry both appear. The name shows up in American literature in Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie (1900) and, much later, as the title of Stephen King's novel Carrie (1974) and its 1976 film. These are uses of a name already long in circulation, not its origin.
How Popular is the Name Carrie?
Carrie ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1914, then returned in 1968 and remained through 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,726 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2024 | #3,050 | 53 | 0.0033% |
| 2023 | #2,590 | 68 | 0.0042% |
| 2022 | #2,581 | 68 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,348 | 77 | 0.0047% |
| 2020 | #2,197 | 82 | 0.0051% |
| 2019 | #2,046 | 93 | 0.0055% |
| 2018 | #1,778 | 115 | 0.0068% |
| 2017 | #1,654 | 130 | 0.0075% |
| 2016 | #1,561 | 143 | 0.0081% |
| 2015 | #1,685 | 126 | 0.0071% |
| 2014 | #1,490 | 150 | 0.0084% |
| 2013 | #1,324 | 177 | 0.0101% |
| 2012 | #1,470 | 154 | 0.0087% |
| 2011 | #1,472 | 152 | 0.0086% |
| 2010 | #1,300 | 181 | 0.0102% |
| 2009 | #1,082 | 236 | 0.0128% |
| 2008 | #1,002 | 264 | 0.0140% |
| 2007 | #995 | 268 | 0.0139% |
| 2006 | #865 | 308 | 0.0162% |
| 2005 | #835 | 304 | 0.0165% |
| 2004 | #810 | 310 | 0.0169% |
| 2003 | #740 | 345 | 0.0189% |
| 2002 | #752 | 321 | 0.0179% |
| 2001 | #588 | 430 | 0.0239% |
| 2000 | #503 | 536 | 0.0295% |
| 1999 | #457 | 582 | 0.0328% |
| 1998 | #420 | 629 | 0.0356% |
| 1997 | #368 | 744 | 0.0427% |
| 1996 | #321 | 876 | 0.0500% |
| 1995 | #311 | 896 | 0.0510% |
| 1994 | #276 | 1,012 | 0.0567% |
| 1993 | #248 | 1,117 | 0.0617% |
| 1992 | #221 | 1,285 | 0.0697% |
| 1991 | #204 | 1,465 | 0.0781% |
| 1990 | #170 | 1,708 | 0.0900% |
| 1989 | #148 | 1,957 | 0.1062% |
| 1988 | #132 | 2,204 | 0.1238% |
| 1987 | #119 | 2,389 | 0.1374% |
| 1986 | #109 | 2,560 | 0.1492% |
| 1985 | #96 | 2,943 | 0.1710% |
| 1984 | #78 | 3,691 | 0.2192% |
| 1983 | #65 | 4,296 | 0.2571% |
| 1982 | #57 | 5,186 | 0.3063% |
| 1981 | #55 | 5,093 | 0.3053% |
| 1980 | #46 | 5,762 | 0.3470% |
| 1979 | #41 | 6,355 | 0.3959% |
| 1978 | #35 | 7,318 | 0.4777% |
| 1977 | #28 | 8,661 | 0.5649% |
| 1976 | #28 | 7,991 | 0.5454% |
| 1975 | #29 | 7,854 | 0.5387% |
| 1974 | #42 | 6,437 | 0.4386% |
| 1973 | #46 | 5,836 | 0.4002% |
| 1972 | #53 | 5,422 | 0.3564% |
| 1971 | #55 | 5,976 | 0.3592% |
| 1970 | #73 | 4,977 | 0.2847% |
| 1969 | #94 | 3,888 | 0.2305% |
| 1968 | #86 | 3,979 | 0.2426% |
| 1967 | #107 | 3,195 | 0.1935% |
| 1966 | #142 | 2,476 | 0.1463% |
| 1965 | #152 | 2,484 | 0.1407% |
| 1964 | #134 | 2,975 | 0.1570% |
| 1963 | #143 | 2,817 | 0.1462% |
| 1962 | #141 | 3,029 | 0.1540% |
| 1961 | #139 | 3,178 | 0.1575% |
| 1960 | #139 | 3,150 | 0.1558% |
| 1959 | #145 | 2,961 | 0.1463% |
| 1958 | #155 | 2,581 | 0.1283% |
| 1957 | #175 | 2,156 | 0.1054% |
| 1956 | #208 | 1,529 | 0.0762% |
| 1955 | #233 | 1,212 | 0.0620% |
| 1954 | #221 | 1,308 | 0.0674% |
| 1953 | #224 | 1,282 | 0.0681% |
| 1952 | #235 | 1,109 | 0.0598% |
| 1951 | #238 | 1,065 | 0.0591% |
| 1950 | #241 | 976 | 0.0570% |
| 1949 | #222 | 1,107 | 0.0647% |
| 1948 | #212 | 1,175 | 0.0692% |
| 1947 | #218 | 1,170 | 0.0660% |
| 1946 | #220 | 1,071 | 0.0682% |
| 1945 | #199 | 985 | 0.0754% |
| 1944 | #197 | 1,020 | 0.0769% |
| 1943 | #192 | 1,136 | 0.0814% |
| 1942 | #185 | 1,187 | 0.0879% |
| 1941 | #183 | 1,030 | 0.0853% |
| 1940 | #176 | 1,093 | 0.0956% |
| 1939 | #176 | 1,076 | 0.0981% |
| 1938 | #179 | 1,123 | 0.1018% |
| 1937 | #172 | 1,176 | 0.1105% |
| 1936 | #166 | 1,183 | 0.1137% |
| 1935 | #158 | 1,278 | 0.1219% |
| 1934 | #158 | 1,260 | 0.1207% |
| 1933 | #150 | 1,261 | 0.1251% |
| 1932 | #145 | 1,396 | 0.1308% |
| 1931 | #148 | 1,307 | 0.1228% |
| 1930 | #145 | 1,465 | 0.1301% |
| 1929 | #148 | 1,510 | 0.1352% |
| 1928 | #140 | 1,653 | 0.1433% |
| 1927 | #139 | 1,789 | 0.1500% |
| 1926 | #138 | 1,860 | 0.1569% |
| 1925 | #134 | 2,025 | 0.1663% |
| 1924 | #135 | 2,051 | 0.1642% |
| 1923 | #134 | 1,930 | 0.1600% |
| 1922 | #122 | 2,120 | 0.1765% |
| 1921 | #126 | 2,081 | 0.1688% |
| 1920 | #121 | 2,108 | 0.1759% |
| 1919 | #111 | 2,180 | 0.1929% |
| 1918 | #113 | 2,130 | 0.1840% |
| 1917 | #109 | 2,073 | 0.1917% |
| 1916 | #103 | 2,159 | 0.2067% |
| 1915 | #103 | 1,968 | 0.2000% |
| 1914 | #91 | 1,798 | 0.2361% |
| 1913 | #90 | 1,517 | 0.2429% |
| 1912 | #82 | 1,580 | 0.2831% |
| 1911 | #78 | 1,281 | 0.3062% |
| 1910 | #70 | 1,381 | 0.3483% |
| 1909 | #66 | 1,276 | 0.3675% |
| 1908 | #66 | 1,239 | 0.3706% |
| 1907 | #61 | 1,283 | 0.4027% |
| 1906 | #62 | 1,188 | 0.4023% |
| 1905 | #58 | 1,288 | 0.4417% |
| 1904 | #54 | 1,280 | 0.4648% |
| 1903 | #52 | 1,252 | 0.4779% |
| 1902 | #50 | 1,376 | 0.5211% |
| 1901 | #48 | 1,247 | 0.5210% |
| 1900 | #48 | 1,711 | 0.5707% |
| 1899 | #46 | 1,346 | 0.5776% |
| 1898 | #47 | 1,371 | 0.5298% |
| 1897 | #46 | 1,365 | 0.5828% |
| 1896 | #45 | 1,388 | 0.5834% |
| 1895 | #42 | 1,463 | 0.6262% |
| 1894 | #39 | 1,452 | 0.6513% |
| 1893 | #36 | 1,451 | 0.6815% |
| 1892 | #35 | 1,588 | 0.7479% |
| 1891 | #36 | 1,342 | 0.7235% |
| 1890 | #29 | 1,510 | 0.7932% |
| 1889 | #27 | 1,547 | 0.8673% |
| 1888 | #24 | 1,647 | 0.9221% |
| 1887 | #23 | 1,344 | 0.9207% |
| 1886 | #21 | 1,396 | 0.9659% |
| 1885 | #22 | 1,283 | 0.9643% |
| 1884 | #22 | 1,245 | 0.9650% |
| 1883 | #21 | 1,108 | 0.9865% |
| 1882 | #22 | 1,037 | 0.9615% |
| 1881 | #20 | 958 | 1.0418% |
| 1880 | #20 | 949 | 1.0429% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #4,559 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #7,439 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #3,554 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1986 | #3,468 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1985 | #5,222 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #2,543 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #2,346 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,524 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #2,584 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1980 | #1,914 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #2,479 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #1,873 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1977 | #1,867 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 1976 | #1,940 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1975 | #2,075 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1974 | #2,370 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #1,935 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1972 | #2,549 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1970 | #2,001 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1969 | #3,644 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,140 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1967 | #2,802 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #3,015 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,686 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,696 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,875 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #2,926 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #2,704 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1959 | #2,850 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,032 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1957 | #4,068 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,257 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #3,237 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #3,205 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,936 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,814 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #3,791 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,370 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,359 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,125 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,288 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1945 | #2,781 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,664 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #3,270 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #2,742 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1941 | #2,223 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1940 | #2,096 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1939 | #2,073 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1938 | #1,832 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,585 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1936 | #2,903 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #2,043 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1933 | #1,780 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1932 | #2,210 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1931 | #1,593 | 20 | 0.0019% |
| 1930 | #1,981 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #1,858 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #2,286 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #2,056 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1926 | #1,732 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1925 | #1,459 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1924 | #2,249 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #2,646 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1922 | #2,651 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #2,398 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1920 | #2,631 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1919 | #1,762 | 19 | 0.0019% |
| 1918 | #2,418 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #2,446 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #1,864 | 16 | 0.0018% |
| 1915 | #1,889 | 15 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #2,124 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #1,823 | 10 | 0.0020% |
| 1912 | #2,078 | 7 | 0.0016% |
| 1911 | #1,304 | 8 | 0.0035% |
| 1910 | #1,130 | 9 | 0.0046% |
| 1909 | #1,298 | 6 | 0.0037% |
| 1908 | #892 | 10 | 0.0065% |
| 1907 | #827 | 11 | 0.0075% |
| 1906 | #1,138 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1905 | #1,015 | 7 | 0.0053% |
| 1904 | #1,084 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1903 | #796 | 9 | 0.0075% |
| 1901 | #1,076 | 5 | 0.0047% |
| 1900 | #1,188 | 6 | 0.0040% |
| 1899 | #794 | 8 | 0.0075% |
| 1898 | #1,149 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1897 | #961 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1896 | #836 | 8 | 0.0067% |
| 1894 | #975 | 6 | 0.0052% |
| 1893 | #544 | 13 | 0.0116% |
| 1892 | #1,091 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1891 | #714 | 8 | 0.0079% |
| 1890 | #755 | 8 | 0.0072% |
| 1889 | #891 | 6 | 0.0054% |
| 1888 | #939 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1886 | #777 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1885 | #959 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1884 | #995 | 5 | 0.0044% |
| 1882 | #856 | 6 | 0.0053% |
| 1881 | #801 | 6 | 0.0060% |
| 1880 | #691 | 8 | 0.0072% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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