Carie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	7	1	–	#1,049
1890s	25	3	+257%	#1,253
1900s	63	6	+152%	#1,336
1910s	66	7	+5%	#1,993
1920s	81	8	+23%	#2,801
1930s	29	3	-64%	#3,008
1940s	9	1	-69%	#3,652
1950s	160	16	+1678%	#1,723
1960s	874	87	+446%	#818
1970s	2,158	216	+147%	#549
1980s	699	70	-68%	#1,112
1990s	197	20	-72%	#3,083
2000s	31	3	-84%	#10,906
2010s	–	–	–	–
2020s (to 2025)	–	–	–	–

Decade

Girls

Per year

Change

Best rank

1880s

–

#1,049

1890s

+257%

#1,253

1900s

+152%

#1,336

1910s

+5%

#1,993

1920s

+23%

#2,801

1930s

-64%

#3,008

1940s

-69%

#3,652

1950s

160

+1678%

#1,723

1960s

874

+446%

#818

1970s

2,158

216

+147%

#549

1980s

699

-68%

#1,112

1990s

197

-72%

#3,083

2000s

-84%

#10,906

2010s

–

2020s (to 2025)

–

The story of Carie

Carie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1888, 4,399 American babies have been named Carie. Its peak came in 1976, when 313 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carie?

The median living Carie is about 50 years old; half are between 46 and 55. An estimated 3,900 people named Carie are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	–	–
2024	–	–
2023	–	–
2022	–	–
2021	–	–
2020	–	–
2019	–	–
2018	–	–
2017	–	–
2016	–	–
2015	–	–
2014	–	–
2013	–	–
2012	–	–
2011	–	–
2010	–	–
2009	–	–
2008	–	–
2007	7	#14,205
2006	6	#15,492
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	5	#16,223
2002	5	#15,866
2001	–	–
2000	8	#10,906
1995	17	#5,484
1990	36	#3,083
1985	64	#1,762
1980	123	#1,112
1975	304	#556
1970	157	#856
1965	86	#1,146
1960	49	#1,598
1955	9	#4,108
1950	5	#5,393
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	6	#4,104
1925	12	#2,801
1920	6	#4,470
1915	5	#4,378
1910	5	#2,463
1905	6	#1,729
1900	9	#1,336
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carie?

The median living Carie is about 50 years old. Half of all living Caries are between 46 and 55 years old.

How many people named Carie are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Carie are alive in the United States, based on 4,399 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carie mean?

Spelling variant of Carrie.

How popular is the name Carie in 2025?

Carie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Carie?

4,399 babies have been named Carie in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carie most popular?

Carie peaked in 1976, when 313 newborns received the name.

Is Carie a boy or girl name?

Carie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carie rising or falling?

Carie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Carie

Carie popularity over time

The story of Carie

How old are people named Carie?

Carie year by year

Frequently asked questions

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