Baby name

Carrie

Girl

Origin of the name

Carrie is a pet form of Caroline.

Classic name

The high point came in 1977, with 8,661 births and the No. 28 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 2719.

266,350births since 1880

1970sgeneration

No. 28rank at its peak, in 1977

Where babies named Carrie are born

1977

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The darker the blue, the more common Carrie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carrie is most common in South Carolina (2.8 times), Mississippi (2.3) and Alabama (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Carlie 15,019
Karrie 9,870
Corrie 8,567
Carie 4,399
Carri 3,466
Arrie 1,792

Names from the same era

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