How Many People Are Named Carney?
An estimated 183 people in the United States have the first name Carney. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 69 years old, and Carney peaked in popularity in 1918 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carney as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carney paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Carney is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
183
About 1 in 1,872,975 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1918
18 births
Total Registered
497
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carney
Carney is predominantly male (98.8%), though 6 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carney as a male name
Ranked #7,912 in 1994
6 male births in 1994
Peak: 1918 (18 births)
Carney as a female name
Ranked #12,030 in 1995
6 female births in 1995
Peak: 1995 (6 births)
Carney: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carney span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 104 babies were registered. Carney has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carney by Decade
How has Carney tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carney by State
Carney + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carney as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carney
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carney: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carney?
We estimate approximately 183 people named Carney are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,872,975 Americans share this first name.
Is Carney a common name?
Carney is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 497 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carney most popular?
Carney reached peak popularity in 1918, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carney is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carney a male name?
Carney is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carney Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carney Smith, Carney Johnson, Carney Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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