Total births
11
Girls' name · since 1964
Carye
11 babies named Carye in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 11
- total births
- 1964–1971
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
11 girls have been named Carye since 1964, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Carye has 11 recorded births among girls since 1964, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1964 to 1971.
- 11 total births
- 1964–1971 years on record
- 1970s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
11 girls have been named Carye since 1964, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 1971.
- 11
- total births
- 1964–1971
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Carye was born in this single decade.
1971
Single peak year
6 babies were named Carye in 1971 - its busiest year on record.
Carye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carye splits its recorded history at 1971: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carye at a glance
Last recorded 1971Peak year
1971
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1964
Carye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1971
- Peak year (1971)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Carye by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Carye's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Carye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carye? ▼
Since 1964, Social Security records show 11 babies named Carye. The most recent recorded year was 1971. Its busiest year on record was 1971, with 6 births.
When was Carye most popular? ▼
Carye was most popular in the 1970s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Carye been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Carye since 1964 -- 8 years through the most recent 1971 data.
What names are similar to Carye? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Carye
Nearby Names Like Carye
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carye
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Carrie Girl
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Caroline Girl
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Carla Girl
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Compare Carye side by side: Carye vs Carol Carye vs Carolyn Carye vs Carrie
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1964–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carye: Baby Name Since 1964 - 11 Births, Peak 1971." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carye. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Carye 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 July 2026.