Recorded 1984–2007 Girls' name Peak 1984 19 births

Careese — girls' name

19 babies named Careese in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s82000s11
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Careese was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

8 babies were named Careese in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Careese

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Careese between 1984 and 2007, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Careese currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Careese performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Careese shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Careese in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 19 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Careese at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

19

Since 1984

24 years of records

Peak year

1984

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1984

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2007

Careese popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1984

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1984)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 200720001984 8

Careese by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
11 births that decade — 58% of Careese's all-time total
1980s82000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Careese?
19 babies have been named Careese since 1984. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1984 with 8 births.
When was Careese most popular?
Careese was most popular in the 2000s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
How long has the name Careese been used?
Careese has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 24 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Careese?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.