Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Carrie

KAR-ee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Free woman, diminutive of Caroline
Language
English
Culture
English;Germanic
Religion
Christian
Style era
timeless
Themes
vintage · diminutive
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3050
2024 births53
Peak year1977
First appeared1880
Total US births266,286
1977 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
CarCari
Alternate spellings
CarreyCaryCari
In other languages
Carolina (Italian/Spanish)

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Notable people named Carrie

Carrie Fisher (actress)
Carrie Underwood (singer)
Carrie Nation (activist)
Carrie Chapman Catt (suffragist)