How Many People Are Named Carye?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Carye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Carye peaked in popularity in 1971 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carye 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 Carye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carye is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1971
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carye
Carye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carye as a female name
Ranked #7,498 in 1971
6 female births in 1971
Peak: 1971 (6 births)
Carye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carye span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6 babies were registered. Carye remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Carye by Decade
How has Carye 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.
Carye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carye
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carye?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Carye 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Carye a common name?
Carye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carye most popular?
Carye reached peak popularity in 1971, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carye is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carye a female name?
Carye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carye Smith, Carye Johnson, Carye 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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