How Many People Are Named Carys?
An estimated 2,269 people in the United States have the first name Carys. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Carys peaked in popularity in 2006 with 196 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carys 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 Carys paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carys is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
2,269
About 1 in 151,060 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2006
196 births
Total Registered
2,295
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carys
Carys is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,295 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carys as a female name
Ranked #4,669 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (196 births)
Carys: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carys span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,123 babies were registered. Carys has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carys by Decade
How has Carys 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.
Carys by State
Birth registrations for Carys span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Alabama, Wisconsin. On average, about 48 Caryss were registered per state.
Carys + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carys as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carys
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carys: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carys?
We estimate approximately 2,269 people named Carys 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 151,060 Americans share this first name.
Is Carys a common name?
Carys is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,295 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carys most popular?
Carys reached peak popularity in 2006, when 196 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carys is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carys a female name?
Carys is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carys Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carys Smith, Carys Johnson, Carys 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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