Carrie

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A few things about Carrie you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Carrie

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

Choose Carrie and your child shares a first name with Carrie Fisher, an American actress, writer and screenwriter. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Carrie, like who?” Carrie Fisher's Wikipedia article is available in 109 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 25,510 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Carrie, 63 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Carrie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCarrie has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Carries, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #20. Today it's #2,719, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCarrie was 7.5× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 3,389 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 25,510.
• 🍂TrendCarrie has slipped 549 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,719. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningCarrie is an English form of Caroline, which means “free”. Our records link it to American, English and French roots.

About the name Carrie

Carrie is a girl name of American, English and French origin meaning “free”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-rie”. US birth records list Carrie for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #20 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,719, with 63 babies.

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