Carrie

Meaning: Free man
Origin: Variant of Caroline (from Germanic)

Girl's name · #2726 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Carrie belongs to an older America first — it reached #20 back in 1880 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2726. About 266,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,472 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Carries

Carrie Fisher — American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
Carrie Underwood — American singer and actor (born 1983)
Carrie Lam — Former Chief Executive of Hong Kong
Carrie Chapman Catt — American social reformer, suffragist (1859–1947)
Carrie Snodgress — American actress (1945–2004)

In stories & tradition

Carrie Bradshaw — Sex and the City (TV series)
Carrie White — Carrie (book)
Carrie Kelley — Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (film)

What Carries become

Among 454 notable people named Carrie:

Entertainers appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Kari (#2087) and Khari (#3051), Carrie would rank around #1129 with about 210 births last year — the newborns split about 44/30/26 across Kari, Carrie, and Khari.

Similar names: Khari · Martha · Cara · Marie · Diane · Hillary

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