Boys' name · since 1911
Carney
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 491 babies named Carney, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 491
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carney is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 491 have been recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Carney recorded 491 times among boys since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1994.
- #7,973 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 491 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carney ranks #7,973 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 491 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,973 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 491
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carney's 491 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Carney's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carney's full recorded timeline at 1940, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1911, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carney popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1994
- Peak year (1918)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Carney popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1995 (Carney as girls' name)
Carney by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Carney's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Carney births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
80 births
- 1950s
1950s
85 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (21% of all-time use).
Carney by state
Where Carney concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 491 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carney's data
- Carney's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Carneys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee 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 Carney: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1911–1994 (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 Carney 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.