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 year
1977
Decline from peak
99.3%
2025
63
All-time
266,350
Where it lives now
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.