—2024 rank
1977peak year
266,143babies named Carrie since 1880
▼ 43%5-year trend
Carrie popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Carrie mean?
A diminutive of Caroline and Carol, feminine forms of Charles, 'free man'. Familiar from Sister Carrie and Stephen King's Carrie.
OriginFrench, Germanic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Carrie
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Famous Carries
- Carrie Fisher, actress
- Carrie Underwood, singer
Spellings & variants
CarolCaroline
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