How Many People Are Named Karrie?
An estimated 8,767 people in the United States have the first name Karrie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Karrie peaked in popularity in 1977 with 505 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karrie 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 Karrie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,767
About 1 in 39,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1977
505 births
Total Registered
9,863
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karrie
Karrie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,863 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Karrie as a female name
Ranked #11,584 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (505 births)
Karrie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karrie span from the 1930s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,040 babies were registered. Karrie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karrie by Decade
How has Karrie 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.
Karrie by State
Birth registrations for Karrie span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Illinois. The lowest are in New Hampshire, South Carolina, North Dakota. On average, about 178 Karries were registered per state.
Karrie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Karrie
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Karrie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karrie?
We estimate approximately 8,767 people named Karrie 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 39,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Karrie a common name?
Karrie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,863 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karrie most popular?
Karrie reached peak popularity in 1977, when 505 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karrie is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karrie a female name?
Karrie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karrie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karrie Smith, Karrie Johnson, Karrie 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me