Unisex name · since 1968
Carrey
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Carrey, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
47 girls have been named Carrey since 1968, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Carrey recorded 47 times among girls since 1968, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 1977.
- #35,642 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrey ranks #35,642 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #35,642 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carrey's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carrey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carrey's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1976 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carrey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1977
- Peak year (1976)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Carrey popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1960 (Carrey as boys' name)
Carrey by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 89% of the file).
1970s was Carrey's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Carrey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (89% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carrey: 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 (~9 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, 1968–1977 (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 Carrey 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.