Girls' name · since 1888
Carie
4,399 babies named Carie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,399
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 4,399 have been recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carie has been recorded 4,399 times among girls since 1888, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2007.
- #2,803 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 4,399 born since 1888
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carie ranks #2,803 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 4,399 born since 1888, peaking in the 1970s.
- #2,803 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 4,399
- born since 1888
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carie's 4,399 recorded births place it above 96.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Carie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carie's full recorded timeline at 1958, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1909, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 313 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2007
- Peak year (1976)
- 313
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Carie by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (2,158 births, 49% of the file).
1970s was Carie's strongest decade.
2,158 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Carie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 25
1890s
25 births
- 1900s 63
1900s
63 births
- 1910s 66
1910s
66 births
- 1920s 81
1920s
81 births
- 1930s 29
1930s
29 births
- 1940s 9
1940s
9 births
- 1950s 160
1950s
160 births
- 1960s
1960s
874 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,158 births
- 1980s 699
1980s
699 births
- 1990s 197
1990s
197 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 2,158 births (49% of all-time use).
How Carie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carie's total volume
Carie by state
Where Carie concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 492 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 207 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 204 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 196 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Texas | | 193 | 4.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 116 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 100 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 83 | 1.9% |
492 of 4,399 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Carie appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carie's data
- Carie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (2,158 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Caries (492 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1888–2007 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.