Carey

Given to 29,621 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#6446

recorded as boys

1,205 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 13

Peak year

1957

461 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

29,621

since 1880

Born a Carey? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Carey was most popular in 1957, when 461 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.21 per 1,000). In 2025, 13 babies were named Carey, ranking #6446 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	13	6446
2024	5	15293	18	5241
2023	<5	—	12	6897
2022	7	12243	11	7262
2021	9	10292	7	9714
2020	9	10250	12	6620
2019	7	12448	18	5153
2018	10	9806	23	4354
2017	11	9341	22	4466
2016	6	14331	24	4199
2015	8	11835	23	4295
2014	15	7636	21	4538
2013	8	11969	24	4064
2012	11	9711	28	3714
2011	7	13347	29	3605
2010	18	6904	26	3894
2009	19	6811	28	3721
2008	8	12579	27	3823
2007	24	5709	39	2974
2006	15	7868	32	3306
2005	26	4958	27	3528
2004	22	5555	33	3014
2003	29	4418	26	3443
2002	28	4381	49	2155
2001	36	3631	50	2086
2000	39	3404	40	2379
1999	55	2567	51	1903
1998	51	2651	45	2068
1997	54	2423	66	1550
1996	63	2151	73	1421
1995	73	1900	73	1380
1994	96	1583	81	1296
1993	88	1694	102	1108
1992	100	1548	124	967
1991	120	1358	131	920
1990	96	1578	141	859
1989	131	1225	142	839
1988	121	1230	167	731
1987	154	1009	140	777
1986	153	1005	158	720
1985	175	905	169	683
1984	201	796	156	699
1983	221	738	168	659
1982	255	686	171	668
1981	273	646	165	672
1980	342	545	168	665
1979	407	497	198	609
1978	534	391	224	559
1977	601	362	253	522
1976	693	322	256	501
1975	756	304	302	464
1974	659	335	298	464
1973	560	374	279	467
1972	481	410	282	467
1971	505	419	350	436
1970	409	489	324	453
1969	373	504	344	424
1968	323	531	336	418
1967	256	594	324	423
1966	164	765	308	433
1965	150	811	283	462
1964	152	844	332	441
1963	161	819	336	435
1962	183	767	325	440
1961	160	831	331	440
1960	137	897	370	410
1959	137	888	437	378
1958	151	824	399	392
1957	140	860	461	353
1956	158	786	366	394
1955	136	829	363	378
1954	136	806	403	360
1953	107	906	320	393
1952	81	1046	338	370
1951	67	1143	290	398
1950	68	1114	272	409
1949	45	1376	196	470
1948	52	1267	232	439
1947	29	1790	226	444
1946	31	1583	173	487
1945	16	2149	132	520
1944	30	1486	138	514
1943	28	1591	130	550
1942	30	1497	132	531
1941	22	1696	104	579
1940	13	2297	96	602
1939	14	2206	85	642
1938	17	1945	102	579
1937	13	2317	86	631
1936	19	1741	81	644
1935	19	1779	80	663
1934	14	2187	93	615
1933	14	2161	61	782
1932	12	2490	76	708
1931	15	2105	58	825
1930	7	3658	65	802
1929	8	3394	81	683
1928	6	4195	60	854
1927	13	2552	70	786
1926	13	2569	79	716
1925	14	2489	65	822
1924	16	2308	66	838
1923	15	2366	68	815
1922	7	4011	85	709
1921	11	2941	68	834
1920	16	2263	63	853
1919	18	1989	77	720
1918	5	4809	58	869
1917	12	2552	80	668
1916	14	2246	64	763
1915	12	2384	59	785
1914	13	1896	68	609
1913	10	2034	39	745
1912	7	2360	36	713
1911	<5	—	14	896
1910	6	2140	25	569
1909	<5	—	13	804
1908	<5	—	17	632
1907	<5	—	11	815
1906	6	1727	15	613
1905	7	1538	19	525
1904	<5	—	17	538
1903	<5	—	16	550
1902	5	1793	12	651
1901	<5	—	11	637
1900	<5	—	26	446
1899	6	1394	13	548
1898	<5	—	22	418
1897	<5	—	20	422
1896	<5	—	15	534
1895	5	1592	17	491
1894	<5	—	12	594
1893	<5	—	11	615
1892	6	1278	19	445
1891	<5	—	11	564
1890	<5	—	11	603
1889	<5	—	15	482
1888	<5	—	13	554
1887	<5	—	16	420
1886	<5	—	5	959
1885	<5	—	13	521
1884	<5	—	24	360
1883	<5	—	19	402
1882	<5	—	18	426
1881	<5	—	8	653
1880	6	738	13	505