Is Carey a boy or girl name?
Carey is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 18 boys were named Carey, so 21.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 43% of the 29,607 US babies named Carey were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,258
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,686
- Babies named Carey since 1880
- 29,607
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 1,058 babies
Boys and girls named Carey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | 6 | 4% |
| 1890s | 151 | 17 | 10.1% |
| 1900s | 157 | 18 | 10.3% |
| 1910s | 520 | 97 | 15.7% |
| 1920s | 705 | 119 | 14.4% |
| 1930s | 787 | 144 | 15.5% |
| 1940s | 1,559 | 296 | 16% |
| 1950s | 3,649 | 1,182 | 24.5% |
| 1960s | 3,288 | 2,059 | 38.5% |
| 1970s | 2,766 | 5,605 | 67% |
| 1980s | 1,604 | 2,026 | 55.8% |
| 1990s | 887 | 796 | 47.3% |
| 2000s | 351 | 246 | 41.2% |
| 2010s | 237 | 101 | 29.9% |
| 2020s | 60 | 30 | 33.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18 | #5,258 | 5 | #15,686 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,958 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,343 | 7 | #12,496 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,892 | 9 | #10,444 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,695 | 9 | #10,426 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,192 | 7 | #12,696 |
| 2018 | 23 | #4,383 | 10 | #9,962 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,616 | 11 | #9,440 |
| 2016 | 24 | #4,212 | 6 | #14,686 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,312 | 8 | #12,052 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,559 | 15 | #7,737 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,077 | 8 | #12,206 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,727 | 11 | #9,849 |
| 2011 | 29 | #3,616 | 7 | #13,635 |
| 2010 | 26 | #3,910 | 18 | #6,972 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,734 | 19 | #6,862 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,841 | 8 | #12,809 |
| 2007 | 39 | #2,980 | 24 | #5,752 |
| 2006 | 32 | #3,316 | 15 | #7,946 |
| 2005 | 27 | #3,540 | 26 | #4,982 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,028 | 22 | #5,604 |
| 2003 | 26 | #3,454 | 29 | #4,444 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,158 | 28 | #4,406 |
| 2001 | 50 | #2,087 | 36 | #3,642 |
| 2000 | 40 | #2,385 | 39 | #3,411 |
| 1999 | 51 | #1,904 | 55 | #2,572 |
| 1998 | 45 | #2,070 | 51 | #2,655 |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,552 | 54 | #2,428 |
| 1996 | 73 | #1,423 | 63 | #2,154 |
| 1995 | 73 | #1,381 | 73 | #1,904 |
| 1994 | 81 | #1,297 | 96 | #1,586 |
| 1993 | 102 | #1,108 | 88 | #1,700 |
| 1992 | 124 | #967 | 100 | #1,550 |
| 1991 | 131 | #920 | 120 | #1,360 |
| 1990 | 141 | #860 | 96 | #1,579 |
| 1989 | 142 | #840 | 131 | #1,225 |
| 1988 | 167 | #732 | 121 | #1,230 |
| 1987 | 140 | #777 | 154 | #1,009 |
| 1986 | 158 | #720 | 153 | #1,005 |
| 1985 | 169 | #683 | 175 | #905 |
| 1984 | 156 | #700 | 201 | #796 |
| 1983 | 168 | #659 | 221 | #738 |
| 1982 | 171 | #668 | 255 | #686 |
| 1981 | 165 | #672 | 273 | #646 |
| 1980 | 168 | #665 | 342 | #545 |
| 1979 | 198 | #609 | 407 | #497 |
| 1978 | 224 | #561 | 534 | #391 |
| 1977 | 253 | #522 | 601 | #363 |
| 1976 | 256 | #501 | 693 | #323 |
| 1975 | 302 | #464 | 756 | #304 |
| 1974 | 298 | #464 | 659 | #335 |
| 1973 | 279 | #467 | 560 | #374 |
| 1972 | 282 | #467 | 481 | #410 |
| 1971 | 350 | #436 | 505 | #419 |
| 1970 | 324 | #453 | 409 | #490 |
| 1969 | 344 | #424 | 373 | #504 |
| 1968 | 337 | #418 | 323 | #531 |
| 1967 | 323 | #423 | 256 | #594 |
| 1966 | 308 | #435 | 164 | #766 |
| 1965 | 283 | #462 | 150 | #811 |
| 1964 | 332 | #442 | 152 | #845 |
| 1963 | 336 | #435 | 161 | #820 |
| 1962 | 325 | #440 | 183 | #767 |
| 1961 | 330 | #440 | 160 | #831 |
| 1960 | 370 | #411 | 137 | #896 |
| 1959 | 437 | #378 | 137 | #888 |
| 1958 | 399 | #392 | 151 | #824 |
| 1957 | 461 | #353 | 140 | #861 |
| 1956 | 366 | #394 | 159 | #782 |
| 1955 | 363 | #378 | 136 | #829 |
| 1954 | 403 | #360 | 136 | #806 |
| 1953 | 320 | #393 | 107 | #907 |
| 1952 | 338 | #370 | 81 | #1,047 |
| 1951 | 290 | #398 | 67 | #1,144 |
| 1950 | 272 | #409 | 68 | #1,116 |
| 1949 | 196 | #470 | 45 | #1,377 |
| 1948 | 232 | #439 | 52 | #1,269 |
| 1947 | 226 | #444 | 29 | #1,796 |
| 1946 | 173 | #487 | 31 | #1,591 |
| 1945 | 132 | #520 | 16 | #2,162 |
| 1944 | 138 | #515 | 30 | #1,491 |
| 1943 | 130 | #551 | 28 | #1,598 |
| 1942 | 132 | #531 | 30 | #1,499 |
| 1941 | 104 | #579 | 22 | #1,702 |
| 1940 | 96 | #603 | 13 | #2,318 |
| 1939 | 85 | #642 | 14 | #2,219 |
| 1938 | 102 | #579 | 17 | #1,953 |
| 1937 | 86 | #631 | 13 | #2,331 |
| 1936 | 81 | #644 | 19 | #1,745 |
| 1935 | 80 | #664 | 19 | #1,791 |
| 1934 | 93 | #617 | 14 | #2,202 |
| 1933 | 61 | #784 | 14 | #2,173 |
| 1932 | 76 | #709 | 12 | #2,518 |
| 1931 | 58 | #825 | 15 | #2,122 |
| 1930 | 65 | #803 | 7 | #3,708 |
| 1929 | 81 | #685 | 8 | #3,432 |
| 1928 | 60 | #855 | 6 | #4,263 |
| 1927 | 70 | #787 | 13 | #2,573 |
| 1926 | 79 | #716 | 13 | #2,587 |
| 1925 | 65 | #823 | 14 | #2,504 |
| 1924 | 66 | #839 | 16 | #2,323 |
| 1923 | 68 | #816 | 15 | #2,377 |
| 1922 | 85 | #710 | 7 | #4,067 |
| 1921 | 68 | #835 | 11 | #2,966 |
| 1920 | 63 | #854 | 16 | #2,286 |
| 1919 | 77 | #721 | 18 | #1,997 |
| 1918 | 58 | #871 | 5 | #4,922 |
| 1917 | 80 | #668 | 12 | #2,575 |
| 1916 | 64 | #763 | 14 | #2,269 |
| 1915 | 59 | #785 | 12 | #2,406 |
| 1914 | 68 | #609 | 13 | #1,913 |
| 1913 | 39 | #748 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 1912 | 36 | #715 | 7 | #2,409 |
| 1911 | 14 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 25 | #570 | 6 | #2,182 |
| 1909 | 13 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 17 | #635 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 11 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 15 | #619 | 6 | #1,759 |
| 1905 | 19 | #529 | 7 | #1,561 |
| 1904 | 17 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 16 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 12 | #656 | 5 | #1,826 |
| 1901 | 11 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 26 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 13 | #554 | 6 | #1,423 |
| 1898 | 22 | #422 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 20 | #423 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 15 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 17 | #491 | 5 | #1,628 |
| 1894 | 12 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 19 | #446 | 6 | #1,302 |
| 1891 | 11 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 11 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 15 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #559 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 16 | #424 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 5 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 13 | #524 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 24 | #361 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 19 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 18 | #430 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 8 | #661 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 13 | #506 | 6 | #756 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carey reached #353 in 1957. As a girl name, it reached #304 in 1975. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carey
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.