Carrie
Girl name · #2719 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
Carrie is currently the #2719 girl name in the United States — 63 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1685, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 28,571 girls born in 2025 was named Carrie.
The 145-year story
Carrie first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 949 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1977, when 8,661 girls were named Carrie — good for #28 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Carrie per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Carrie in class?
Carrie scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Carrie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Carrie is most common
State-level data for Carrie is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Carrie
Statistically, parents drawn to Carrie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Corrie, Valarie, Marcie, Annmarie, and Darcie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Carrie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2719 |
| 2024 | 54 | #3013 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2588 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 77 | #2345 |
| 2020 | 83 | #2170 |
| 2019 | 93 | #2043 |
| 2018 | 115 | #1774 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1655 |
| 2016 | 143 | #1560 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1685 |
| 2014 | 150 | #1487 |
| 2013 | 177 | #1321 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1469 |
| 2011 | 152 | #1469 |
| 2010 | 181 | #1299 |
| 2009 | 236 | #1079 |
| 2008 | 264 | #1002 |
| 2007 | 268 | #995 |
| 2006 | 308 | #864 |
| 2005 | 304 | #835 |
| 2004 | 311 | #808 |
| 2003 | 345 | #738 |
| 2002 | 321 | #752 |
| 2001 | 430 | #588 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Carrie a popular girl name?
Carrie ranked #2719 among girls in 2025 with 63 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1685.
When was the name Carrie most popular?
Carrie peaked in 1977, when 8,661 American girls received the name (ranked #28 that year). Since 1977 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Carrie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 28,571 newborn American girls was named Carrie. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.