Unisex name · since 1881
Carry
Carry has 1,359 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,359
- born since 1881
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carry sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,359 recorded since 1881.
Social Security Administration records show Carry recorded 1,359 times among girls since 1881, 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 1881 to 2001.
- #6,100 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,359 born since 1881
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carry ranks #6,100 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,359 born since 1881, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,100 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,359
- born since 1881
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carry's 1,359 recorded births place it above 91.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Mississippi.
Carry's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carry splits its recorded history at 1940: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1885 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carry popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2001
- Peak year (1975)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Carry popularity over time - boys
300 total births recorded since 1894 (Carry as boys' name)
Carry by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (232 births, 17% of the file).
1970s was Carry's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Carry births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 37
1880s
37 births
- 1890s 80
1890s
80 births
- 1900s
1900s
114 births
- 1910s
1910s
176 births
- 1920s
1920s
170 births
- 1930s 92
1930s
92 births
- 1940s 59
1940s
59 births
- 1950s 73
1950s
73 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
232 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 232 births (17% of all-time use).
How Carry 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 Carry's total volume
Carry by state
Where Carry concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 17 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 5 | 0.4% |
17 of 1,359 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Carry's data
- Carry's decade-level peak was the 1970s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Carrys (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi 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 Carry: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~120 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, 1881–2001 (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 Carry 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.