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Worldwide Name Statistics

Carrie

Ranked #342 - 1 in 52,639 people
US

Most common in

United States

152k bearers

World total

151,978

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#342

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States152k
Worldwide
~152k
rank #342
Rarity
1 in 52,639
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~152k in US

About the name Carrie

There are an estimated 151,978 people named Carrie alive worldwide today. That ranks Carrie at #342 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Carrie is held by approximately 151,978 people, ranking #342 among first names. That works out to roughly 46 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 2,184 U.S. residents).

Historically Carrie is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.6% female).

Carrie appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.4%Female 99.6%

Carrie popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Carrie, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 957
  2. 1881: 964
  3. 1882: 1,043
  4. 1883: 1,108
  5. 1884: 1,250
  6. 1885: 1,288
  7. 1886: 1,403
  8. 1887: 1,344
  9. 1888: 1,653
  10. 1889: 1,553
  11. 1890: 1,518
  12. 1891: 1,350
  13. 1892: 1,593
  14. 1893: 1,464
  15. 1894: 1,458
  16. 1895: 1,463
  17. 1896: 1,396
  18. 1897: 1,371
  19. 1898: 1,376
  20. 1899: 1,354
  21. 1900: 1,717
  22. 1901: 1,252
  23. 1902: 1,376
  24. 1903: 1,261
  25. 1904: 1,286
  26. 1905: 1,295
  27. 1906: 1,194
  28. 1907: 1,294
  29. 1908: 1,249
  30. 1909: 1,282
  31. 1910: 1,390
  32. 1911: 1,289
  33. 1912: 1,587
  34. 1913: 1,527
  35. 1914: 1,808
  36. 1915: 1,983
  37. 1916: 2,175
  38. 1917: 2,084
  39. 1918: 2,142
  40. 1919: 2,199
  41. 1920: 2,119
  42. 1921: 2,094
  43. 1922: 2,131
  44. 1923: 1,941
  45. 1924: 2,065
  46. 1925: 2,051
  47. 1926: 1,880
  48. 1927: 1,805
  49. 1928: 1,666
  50. 1929: 1,527
  51. 1930: 1,480
  52. 1931: 1,326
  53. 1932: 1,409
  54. 1933: 1,277
  55. 1934: 1,271
  56. 1935: 1,291
  57. 1936: 1,190
  58. 1937: 1,195
  59. 1938: 1,138
  60. 1939: 1,088
  61. 1940: 1,105
  62. 1941: 1,041
  63. 1942: 1,195
  64. 1943: 1,142
  65. 1944: 1,028
  66. 1945: 992
  67. 1946: 1,082
  68. 1947: 1,177
  69. 1948: 1,174
  70. 1949: 1,113
  71. 1950: 981
  72. 1951: 1,070
  73. 1952: 1,115
  74. 1953: 1,290
  75. 1954: 1,315
  76. 1955: 1,218
  77. 1956: 1,536
  78. 1957: 2,161
  79. 1958: 2,599
  80. 1959: 2,969
  81. 1960: 3,160
  82. 1961: 3,187
  83. 1962: 3,040
  84. 1963: 2,823
  85. 1964: 2,985
  86. 1965: 2,492
  87. 1966: 2,476
  88. 1967: 3,204
  89. 1968: 3,987
  90. 1969: 3,895
  91. 1970: 4,998
  92. 1971: 6,001
  93. 1972: 5,435
  94. 1973: 5,857
  95. 1974: 6,453
  96. 1975: 7,876
  97. 1976: 8,016
  98. 1977: 8,688
  99. 1978: 7,345
  100. 1979: 6,373
  101. 1980: 5,790
  102. 1981: 5,112
  103. 1982: 5,205
  104. 1983: 4,317
  105. 1984: 3,710
  106. 1985: 2,949
  107. 1986: 2,571
  108. 1987: 2,403
  109. 1988: 2,209
  110. 1989: 1,968
  111. 1990: 1,708
  112. 1991: 1,465
  113. 1992: 1,285
  114. 1993: 1,117
  115. 1994: 1,012
  116. 1995: 897
  117. 1996: 876
  118. 1997: 744
  119. 1998: 629
  120. 1999: 582
  121. 2000: 536
  122. 2001: 430
  123. 2002: 321
  124. 2003: 345
  125. 2004: 311
  126. 2005: 304
  127. 2006: 308
  128. 2007: 268
  129. 2008: 264
  130. 2009: 236
  131. 2010: 181
  132. 2011: 152
  133. 2012: 154
  134. 2013: 177
  135. 2014: 150
  136. 2015: 126
  137. 2016: 143
  138. 2017: 130
  139. 2018: 115
  140. 2019: 93
  141. 2020: 83
  142. 2021: 77
  143. 2022: 68
  144. 2023: 68
  145. 2024: 54
  146. 2025: 63

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Carrie worldwide?

There are an estimated 151,978 people named Carrie alive worldwide today, ranking #342 globally.

Is Carrie a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 52,639 people. In the United States there are roughly 151,978 bearers, which is 1 in 2,184 Americans.

Is Carrie a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Carrie is used 0.4% male and 99.6% female.

Where does the name Carrie come from?

Who are famous people named Carrie?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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