Recorded 1887–1982 Girls' name Peak 1894 87 births

Carrye — girls' name

87 babies named Carrye in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 1894. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s161890s81900s111920s181930s51940s61970s171980s6
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Carrye was born in this single decade.

1894
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carrye in 1894 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carrye

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Carrye between 1887 and 1982, spanning 96 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carrye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1982. The name reached its historical peak in 1894, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carrye performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Carrye shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carrye 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 87 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.

Carrye at a glance

Last recorded 1982

Total births

87

Since 1887

96 years of records

Peak year

1894

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1982

Active since

1887

Recorded for 96 years

Last year on file: 1982

Carrye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1887

Last recorded 1982
Peak year (1894)
8
Annual births at peak — across 96 years of records
456789 19821976194119281920190018891887 6

Carrye by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
18 births that decade — 21% of Carrye's all-time total
1880s161890s81900s111920s181930s51940s61970s171980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carrye?
87 babies have been named Carrye since 1887. It was last recorded in 1982. The peak year was 1894 with 8 births.
When was Carrye most popular?
Carrye was most popular in the 1920s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1894.
How long has the name Carrye been used?
Carrye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 96 years of data through 1982.
What names are similar to Carrye?
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, 1887–1982 (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.