Caren vs Carrie

Side-by-side comparison of Caren and Carrie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Caren

Girl name

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Name B

Carrie

Girl name · Rank #3040

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Metric Caren Carrie
Current Rank Unranked #3040
Total Births (all years) 9,560 266,286
Peak Year 1957 1977
Peak Year Births 388 8,661
Peak Decade 1950ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1925 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Caren Carrie
1880ss — 12,514
1890ss — 14,276
1900ss — 13,140
1910ss — 18,067
1920ss 5 19,127
1930ss 51 12,525
1940ss 1,201 10,974
1950ss 2,683 16,179
1960ss 2,450 31,171
1970ss 1,470 66,827
1980ss 699 36,081
1990ss 450 10,314
2000ss 428 3,322
2010ss 123 1,421
2020ss — 348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Caren Carrie
2014 8 150
2015 6 126
2016 14 143
2017 11 130
2018 8 115
2019 6 93
2020 — 82
2021 — 77
2022 — 68
2023 — 68
2024 — 53

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1925–2019.

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