How Many People Are Named Carrington?
An estimated 4,251 people in the United States have the first name Carrington. It is used for both genders, with 59.4% female. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Carrington peaked in popularity in 2000 with 275 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carrington 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 Carrington paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carrington has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
- Carrington is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
4,251
About 1 in 80,629 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.4% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2000
275 births
Total Registered
4,457
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carrington
Carrington is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (40.6%) and females (59.4%). Out of 4,457 total births registered, 1,811 were male and 2,646 were female.
Carrington as a male name
Ranked #7,828 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (89 births)
Carrington as a female name
Ranked #5,313 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (197 births)
Carrington: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carrington span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,497 babies were registered. Carrington has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carrington by Decade
How has Carrington 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.
Carrington by State
Birth registrations for Carrington span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Virginia, Georgia. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Oklahoma. On average, about 81 Carringtons were registered per state.
Carrington + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrington as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carrington: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrington?
We estimate approximately 4,251 people named Carrington 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 80,629 Americans share this first name.
Is Carrington a common name?
Carrington is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,457 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carrington most popular?
Carrington reached peak popularity in 2000, when 275 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carrington is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carrington a female name?
Carrington is predominantly female. 59.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carrington Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carrington Smith, Carrington Johnson, Carrington 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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