Is Carrie a boy or girl name?
Carrie is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Carrie, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 267,476 US babies named Carrie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,050
- Babies named Carrie since 1880
- 267,476
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 8,688 babies
Boys and girls named Carrie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 49 | 12,514 | 99.6% |
| 1890s | 67 | 14,276 | 99.5% |
| 1900s | 66 | 13,140 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 117 | 18,067 | 99.4% |
| 1920s | 152 | 19,127 | 99.2% |
| 1930s | 140 | 12,525 | 98.9% |
| 1940s | 76 | 10,974 | 99.3% |
| 1950s | 75 | 16,179 | 99.5% |
| 1960s | 76 | 31,171 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 217 | 66,827 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 155 | 36,081 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 10,314 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,322 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,421 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 348 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,050 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,590 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,581 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,348 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,197 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,046 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,778 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,654 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 143 | #1,561 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,685 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 150 | #1,490 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,324 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,470 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,472 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,300 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 236 | #1,082 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 264 | #1,002 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 268 | #995 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 308 | #865 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 304 | #835 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 310 | #810 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 345 | #740 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 321 | #752 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 430 | #588 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 536 | #503 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 582 | #457 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 629 | #420 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 744 | #368 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 876 | #321 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 896 | #311 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 1,012 | #276 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,117 | #248 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,285 | #221 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,465 | #204 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 1,708 | #170 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,559 | 1,957 | #148 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,439 | 2,204 | #132 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,554 | 2,389 | #119 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,468 | 2,560 | #109 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,222 | 2,943 | #96 |
| 1984 | 19 | #2,543 | 3,691 | #78 |
| 1983 | 21 | #2,346 | 4,296 | #65 |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,524 | 5,186 | #57 |
| 1981 | 18 | #2,584 | 5,093 | #55 |
| 1980 | 29 | #1,914 | 5,762 | #46 |
| 1979 | 19 | #2,479 | 6,355 | #41 |
| 1978 | 27 | #1,873 | 7,318 | #35 |
| 1977 | 27 | #1,867 | 8,661 | #28 |
| 1976 | 25 | #1,940 | 7,991 | #28 |
| 1975 | 22 | #2,075 | 7,854 | #29 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,370 | 6,437 | #42 |
| 1973 | 22 | #1,935 | 5,836 | #46 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,549 | 5,422 | #53 |
| 1971 | 24 | #1,828 | 5,976 | #55 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,001 | 4,977 | #73 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,644 | 3,888 | #94 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,140 | 3,979 | #86 |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,802 | 3,195 | #107 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 2,476 | #142 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,015 | 2,484 | #152 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,686 | 2,975 | #134 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,696 | 2,817 | #143 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,875 | 3,029 | #141 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,926 | 3,178 | #139 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,704 | 3,150 | #139 |
| 1959 | 9 | #2,850 | 2,961 | #145 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,032 | 2,581 | #155 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,068 | 2,156 | #175 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,257 | 1,529 | #208 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,237 | 1,212 | #233 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,205 | 1,308 | #221 |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,936 | 1,282 | #224 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,814 | 1,109 | #235 |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,791 | 1,065 | #238 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,370 | 976 | #241 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,359 | 1,107 | #222 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,175 | #212 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,125 | 1,170 | #218 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,288 | 1,071 | #220 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,781 | 985 | #199 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,664 | 1,020 | #197 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,270 | 1,136 | #192 |
| 1942 | 8 | #2,742 | 1,187 | #185 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,223 | 1,030 | #183 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,096 | 1,093 | #176 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,073 | 1,076 | #176 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,832 | 1,123 | #179 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,585 | 1,176 | #172 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,903 | 1,183 | #166 |
| 1935 | 13 | #2,043 | 1,278 | #158 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,289 | 1,260 | #158 |
| 1933 | 16 | #1,780 | 1,261 | #150 |
| 1932 | 12 | #2,210 | 1,396 | #145 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,593 | 1,307 | #148 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,981 | 1,465 | #145 |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,858 | 1,510 | #148 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,286 | 1,653 | #140 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,056 | 1,789 | #139 |
| 1926 | 20 | #1,732 | 1,860 | #138 |
| 1925 | 26 | #1,459 | 2,025 | #134 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,249 | 2,051 | #135 |
| 1923 | 11 | #2,646 | 1,930 | #134 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,651 | 2,120 | #122 |
| 1921 | 13 | #2,398 | 2,081 | #126 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,631 | 2,108 | #121 |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,762 | 2,180 | #111 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,418 | 2,130 | #113 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,446 | 2,073 | #109 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,864 | 2,159 | #103 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,889 | 1,968 | #103 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,124 | 1,798 | #91 |
| 1913 | 10 | #1,823 | 1,517 | #90 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,078 | 1,580 | #82 |
| 1911 | 8 | #1,304 | 1,281 | #78 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,130 | 1,381 | #70 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,298 | 1,276 | #66 |
| 1908 | 10 | #892 | 1,239 | #66 |
| 1907 | 11 | #827 | 1,283 | #61 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,138 | 1,188 | #62 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,015 | 1,288 | #58 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,084 | 1,280 | #54 |
| 1903 | 9 | #796 | 1,252 | #52 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 1,376 | #50 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,076 | 1,247 | #48 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,188 | 1,711 | #48 |
| 1899 | 8 | #794 | 1,346 | #46 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,149 | 1,371 | #47 |
| 1897 | 6 | #961 | 1,365 | #46 |
| 1896 | 8 | #836 | 1,388 | #45 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 1,463 | #42 |
| 1894 | 6 | #975 | 1,452 | #39 |
| 1893 | 13 | #544 | 1,451 | #36 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,091 | 1,588 | #35 |
| 1891 | 8 | #714 | 1,342 | #36 |
| 1890 | 8 | #755 | 1,510 | #29 |
| 1889 | 6 | #891 | 1,547 | #27 |
| 1888 | 6 | #939 | 1,647 | #24 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 1,344 | #23 |
| 1886 | 7 | #777 | 1,396 | #21 |
| 1885 | 5 | #959 | 1,283 | #22 |
| 1884 | 5 | #995 | 1,245 | #22 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 1,108 | #21 |
| 1882 | 6 | #856 | 1,037 | #22 |
| 1881 | 6 | #801 | 958 | #20 |
| 1880 | 8 | #691 | 949 | #20 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carrie reached #544 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #20 in 1880. 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 Carrie
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.