How Many People Are Named Carry?
An estimated 820 people in the United States have the first name Carry. It is used for both genders, with 81.9% female. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Carry peaked in popularity in 1975 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carry 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 Carry paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
820
About 1 in 417,993 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
81.9% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1975
43 births
Total Registered
1,659
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carry
Carry is predominantly female (81.9%), though 300 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carry as a male name
Ranked #7,304 in 1990
6 male births in 1990
Peak: 1964 (14 births)
Carry as a female name
Ranked #11,202 in 2001
8 female births in 2001
Peak: 1975 (37 births)
Carry: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carry span from the 1880s to the 2000s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 278 babies were registered. Carry has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carry by Decade
How has Carry 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.
Carry by State
Birth registrations for Carry span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Mississippi, California, Georgia. The lowest are in South Carolina, Louisiana, Illinois. On average, about 7 Carrys were registered per state.
Carry + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carry as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carry
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carry: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carry?
We estimate approximately 820 people named Carry 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 417,993 Americans share this first name.
Is Carry a common name?
Carry is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,659 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carry most popular?
Carry reached peak popularity in 1975, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carry is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carry a female name?
Carry is predominantly female. 81.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carry Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carry Smith, Carry Johnson, Carry 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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