Carrie

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Carrie first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 97 babies (rank #353 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carrie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carrie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

859

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	97	#353
1997	80	#398
1998	57	#494
1999	49	#568
2000	51	#540
2001	52	#540
2002	34	#751
2003	56	#547
2004	48	#629
2005	47	#661
2006	41	#754
2007	43	#765
2008	30	#1,022
2009	29	#1,092
2010	34	#992
2011	22	#1,390
2012	25	#1,307
2013	25	#1,330
2014	17	#1,715
2015	11	#2,355
2016	11	#2,403