Recorded 1960–2004 Girls' name Peak 1975 222 births

Carrin — girls' name

222 babies named Carrin in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s361970s701980s591990s382000s19
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Carrin was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

12 babies were named Carrin in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrin

The Social Security Administration has registered 222 babies named Carrin between 1960 and 2004, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrin performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carrin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Carrin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrin 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 222 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.

Carrin at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

222

Since 1960

45 years of records

Peak year

1975

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

1960

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2004

Carrin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–1960

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (1975)
12
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
468101214 200419951990198519811977197319681960 6

Carrin by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
70 births that decade — 32% of Carrin's all-time total
1960s361970s701980s591990s382000s19

Carrin by state

Where Carrin concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Carrin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Carrin's total US births 2.3%

5 of 222 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrin?
222 babies have been named Carrin since 1960. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 1975 with 12 births.
When was Carrin most popular?
Carrin was most popular in the 1970s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Carrin most popular?
The top states for the name Carrin are California (5 births).
How long has the name Carrin been used?
Carrin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 45 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Carrin?
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, 1960–2004 (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.