Is Carrington a boy or girl name?
Carrington is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 24 girls and 10 boys were named Carrington, so 70.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 59.4% of the 4,457 US babies named Carrington were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,828
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,313
- Babies named Carrington since 1913
- 4,457
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 275 babies
Boys and girls named Carrington, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 26 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 48 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 38 | 5 | 11.6% |
| 1970s | 20 | 18 | 47.4% |
| 1980s | 282 | 49 | 14.8% |
| 1990s | 572 | 565 | 49.7% |
| 2000s | 394 | 1,103 | 73.7% |
| 2010s | 241 | 766 | 76.1% |
| 2020s | 78 | 140 | 64.2% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | #7,828 | 24 | #5,313 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,358 | 28 | #4,770 |
| 2022 | 21 | #4,731 | 24 | #5,343 |
| 2021 | 21 | #4,655 | 30 | #4,531 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,750 | 34 | #4,096 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,472 | 48 | #3,286 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,084 | 35 | #4,088 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,492 | 51 | #3,154 |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,007 | 60 | #2,835 |
| 2015 | 24 | #4,192 | 71 | #2,529 |
| 2014 | 27 | #3,805 | 84 | #2,240 |
| 2013 | 26 | #3,880 | 110 | #1,836 |
| 2012 | 36 | #3,121 | 95 | #2,031 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,707 | 104 | #1,912 |
| 2010 | 25 | #4,011 | 108 | #1,876 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,608 | 120 | #1,795 |
| 2008 | 29 | #3,661 | 101 | #2,043 |
| 2007 | 34 | #3,266 | 97 | #2,089 |
| 2006 | 36 | #3,034 | 104 | #1,933 |
| 2005 | 33 | #3,098 | 71 | #2,462 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,465 | 91 | #2,021 |
| 2003 | 32 | #3,000 | 83 | #2,107 |
| 2002 | 45 | #2,298 | 99 | #1,808 |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,874 | 140 | #1,361 |
| 2000 | 78 | #1,542 | 197 | #1,055 |
| 1999 | 89 | #1,343 | 166 | #1,170 |
| 1998 | 40 | #2,239 | 79 | #1,924 |
| 1997 | 43 | #2,066 | 52 | #2,486 |
| 1996 | 50 | #1,821 | 75 | #1,918 |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,805 | 23 | #4,372 |
| 1994 | 51 | #1,736 | 26 | #4,028 |
| 1993 | 56 | #1,601 | 32 | #3,436 |
| 1992 | 64 | #1,435 | 31 | #3,510 |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,504 | 45 | #2,666 |
| 1990 | 73 | #1,298 | 36 | #3,086 |
| 1989 | 63 | #1,383 | 18 | #4,887 |
| 1988 | 42 | #1,673 | 7 | #9,405 |
| 1987 | 45 | #1,566 | 6 | #10,022 |
| 1986 | 45 | #1,495 | 7 | #8,659 |
| 1985 | 25 | #2,178 | 11 | #6,080 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,257 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 19 | #2,525 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,641 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,186 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,704 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,301 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,316 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,179 | 6 | #7,497 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,812 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,094 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,213 | 5 | #7,133 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,659 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 13 | #2,317 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,157 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 8 | #3,071 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,032 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,069 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,956 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,497 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 8 | #2,937 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,332 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,043 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 6 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 6 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,573 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,527 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,601 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,197 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,114 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,292 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,329 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,293 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,434 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,390 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,253 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,269 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,566 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carrington reached #1,298 in 1990. As a girl name, it reached #1,055 in 2000. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carrington
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.