Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Carey
Endangered
Down 97.2% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
461
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Carey
How many people are named Carey?
An estimated 11,067 living Americans are named Carey.
How rare is Carey?
Carey is very rare among babies today, with 13 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 97.2% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Carey?
The median age of a living American named Carey is approximately 56 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 67 years old.
Is Carey still popular?
No. Carey is endangered as a baby name, down 97.2% from its 1957 peak with 13 births in 2025.
Where is Carey most common?
Carey has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 5.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
97.2%
2025
13
All-time
16,880
Where it lives now
Carey is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 5.4× the national rate in the 1930s. It also runs high in Georgia.
States where Carey is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.