Carrie
Girl nameCarrie has been given to 267,540 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1977.
Meaning & origin /ˈkæ.ɹi/
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
267,540
Peak year
1977 (8,688 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -50%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Carrie
Carrie Fisher
American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
Carrie Underwood
American singer and actor (born 1983)
Carrie Lam
Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Carrie Chapman Catt
American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Carrie.
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