Carita vs Carrie

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

Name A

Carita

Girl name

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Name B

Carrie

Girl name · Rank #3040

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Metric Carita Carrie
Current Rank Unranked #3040
Total Births (all years) 1,087 266,286
Peak Year 1972 1977
Peak Year Births 33 8,661
Peak Decade 1970ss 1970ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1900 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Carita Carrie
1880ss — 12,514
1890ss — 14,276
1900ss 11 13,140
1910ss 67 18,067
1920ss 113 19,127
1930ss 122 12,525
1940ss 83 10,974
1950ss 164 16,179
1960ss 134 31,171
1970ss 224 66,827
1980ss 127 36,081
1990ss 42 10,314
2000ss — 3,322
2010ss — 1,421
2020ss — 348

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Carita Carrie
2014 — 150
2015 — 126
2016 — 143
2017 — 130
2018 — 115
2019 — 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, 1900–1999.

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