Unisex name · since 1968
Carrington
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 2,663 babies named Carrington, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,663
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,663 babies have been named Carrington since 1968, making it today's #6622 unisex name.
Carrington has 2,663 recorded births among girls since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6622 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,877 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,622 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,663 born since 1968
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carrington ranks #3,877 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,622 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,663 born since 1968, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,877 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,663
- born since 1968
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carrington's 2,663 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Carrington compares
2,663 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carrington's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carrington | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,663 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carrington's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carrington's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2000 peak of 197, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carrington popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Carrington popularity over time - boys
1,818 total births recorded since 1913 (Carrington as boys' name)
Carrington by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,103 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Carrington's strongest decade.
1,103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Carrington births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 49
1980s
49 births
- 1990s
1990s
565 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,103 births
- 2010s
2010s
766 births
- 2020s 157
2020s
157 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,103 births (41% of all-time use).
How Carrington 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 Carrington's total volume
Carrington by state
Where Carrington concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 257 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 183 | 6.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 156 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 140 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 122 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 75 | 2.8% |
| #7 | California | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 52 | 2.0% |
257 of 2,663 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Carrington appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carrington's data
- Carrington's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,103 total births); usage has since declined to 157 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carringtons (257 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carrington: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Carrington 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.