Recorded 1953–2019 Girls' name Peak 1975 3,466 births

Carri — girls' name

3,466 babies named Carri in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s1681960s10611970s14541980s6011990s1502000s212010s11
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Carri was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

172 babies were named Carri in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carri

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,466 babies named Carri between 1953 and 2019, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 172 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carri performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 1,454 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 414 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Carri in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carri 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 3,466 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.

Carri at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

3,466

Since 1953

67 years of records

Peak year

1975

172 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1953

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 2019

Carri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1953

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1975)
172
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Carri by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
1,454 births that decade — 42% of Carri's all-time total
1950s1681960s10611970s14541980s6011990s1502000s212010s11

Carri by state

Where Carri concentrates geographically — total births since 1953

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Carri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
414 11.9%
#2 Texas
184 5.3%
#3 Ohio
168 4.8%
#4 Michigan
156 4.5%
#5 Illinois
111 3.2%
#6 Wisconsin
103 3.0%
#7 Indiana
100 2.9%
#8 New York
87 2.5%
California share of Carri's total US births 11.9%
Even split

414 of 3,466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Carri appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carri?
3,466 babies have been named Carri since 1953. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1975 with 172 births.
When was Carri most popular?
Carri was most popular in the 1970s decade with 1,454 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Carri most popular?
The top states for the name Carri are California (414 births), Texas (184 births), Ohio (168 births).
How long has the name Carri been used?
Carri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 67 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Carri?
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.

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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, 1953–2019 (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.