Cari vs Carrie

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

Name A

Cari

Girl name · Rank #5809

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Name B

Carrie

Girl name · Rank #3040

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Metric Cari Carrie
Current Rank #5809 #3040
Total Births (all years) 12,747 266,286
Peak Year 1976 1977
Peak Year Births 541 8,661
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1941 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Cari Carrie
1880ss — 12,514
1890ss — 14,276
1900ss — 13,140
1910ss — 18,067
1920ss — 19,127
1930ss — 12,525
1940ss 21 10,974
1950ss 547 16,179
1960ss 2,756 31,171
1970ss 4,432 66,827
1980ss 3,068 36,081
1990ss 1,260 10,314
2000ss 259 3,322
2010ss 252 1,421
2020ss 152 348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Cari Carrie
2014 21 150
2015 26 126
2016 21 143
2017 27 130
2018 27 115
2019 22 93
2020 30 82
2021 36 77
2022 38 68
2023 27 68
2024 21 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, 1941–2024.

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