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Carrie

“Variant of Caroline — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Girl's name · #2719 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Carrie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #20 (1880) · 266,350 babies named Carrie all-time · 1 in 25,000 girls born in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Carries

• Carrie Fisher — American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
• Carrie Underwood — American singer and actor (born 1983)
• Carrie Lam — former Chief Executive of Hong Kong
• Carrie Chapman Catt — American social reformer, suffragist (1859-1947)
• Carrie Snodgress — American actress (1945-2004)

In stories & tradition

• Carrie Bradshaw — Sex and the City
• Carrie White — Carrie
• Carrie Kelley — The Dark Knight Returns · The Dark Knight Strikes Again

What Carries become

Among 454 notable people named Carrie:

Entertainers appear 1.85× more often than among typical names — e.g. Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016).

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