Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Carrie

Endangered Down 99.3% from peak
Peak era
1977
Peak births
8,661
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen X

Quick answers about Carrie

How many people are named Carrie?

An estimated 150,386 living Americans are named Carrie.

How rare is Carrie?

Carrie is uncommon among babies today, with 63 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 99.3% from its 1977 peak.

How old is the typical Carrie?

The median age of a living American named Carrie is approximately 50 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 57 years old.

Is Carrie still popular?

No. Carrie is endangered as a baby name, down 99.3% from its 1977 peak with 63 births in 2025.

Where is Carrie most common?

Carrie has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 6.4× more often than the national baseline.

1880Peak 19772025
peak 1977 2025 18801900192019401960198020002020
Peak year
1977
Decline from peak
99.3%
2025
63
All-time
266,350

Carrie is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 6.4× the national rate in the 1940s.

States where Carrie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.

Alabama: near or below the national rate AL Alaska: near or below the national rate AK Arizona: near or below the national rate AZ Arkansas: near or below the national rate AR California: near or below the national rate CA Colorado: near or below the national rate CO Connecticut: near or below the national rate CT Delaware: near or below the national rate DE District of Columbia: near or below the national rate DC Florida: near or below the national rate FL Georgia: near or below the national rate GA Hawaii: near or below the national rate HI Idaho: near or below the national rate ID Illinois: near or below the national rate IL Indiana: near or below the national rate IN Iowa: near or below the national rate IA Kansas: near or below the national rate KS Kentucky: near or below the national rate KY Louisiana: near or below the national rate LA Maine: near or below the national rate ME Maryland: near or below the national rate MD Massachusetts: near or below the national rate MA Michigan: near or below the national rate MI Minnesota: near or below the national rate MN Mississippi: near or below the national rate MS Missouri: near or below the national rate MO Montana: near or below the national rate MT Nebraska: near or below the national rate NE Nevada: near or below the national rate NV New Hampshire: near or below the national rate NH New Jersey: near or below the national rate NJ New Mexico: near or below the national rate NM New York: near or below the national rate NY North Carolina: near or below the national rate NC North Dakota: near or below the national rate ND Ohio: near or below the national rate OH Oklahoma: near or below the national rate OK Oregon: near or below the national rate OR Pennsylvania: near or below the national rate PA Rhode Island: near or below the national rate RI South Carolina: 6.4× the national rate SC South Dakota: near or below the national rate SD Tennessee: near or below the national rate TN Texas: near or below the national rate TX Utah: near or below the national rate UT Vermont: near or below the national rate VT Virginia: near or below the national rate VA Washington: near or below the national rate WA West Virginia: near or below the national rate WV Wisconsin: near or below the national rate WI Wyoming: near or below the national rate WY