Carrye
A feminine variant of the name Carrie, potentially derived from the Old Norse "karl" meaning man or warrior.
Name Census estimates that about 25 living Americans carry the first name Carrye. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Carrye today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Carrye births was 1894 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Carrye. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Carrye. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
25
~ 1 in 13,710,174 Americans
Peak year
1894
8 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
1982 SSA rank
#9,390
Tracked since 1887
Census
Carrye in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 128 people with the first name Carrye, which placed it at #49,019 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#49,019
National first-name rank
People counted
128
128 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
70.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carrye
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carrye is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Black (21.1%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carrye described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Carrye at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White70.3% · 90
- Black or African American21.1% · 27
- Two or more races3.9% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino2.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 3
Popularity
Carrye: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Carrye from the 1880s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 18 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1920s peak, Carrye remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Carrye by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Carrye during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Carrye
The name Carrye is an English variant of the name Carrie, which has its origins in the Germanic language. It is derived from the Germanic word "kar," meaning "beloved." This name was popular in medieval Europe and was often used as a diminutive form of Caroline or Carolyn.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Carrye can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a census commissioned by William the Conqueror. In this document, a woman named Carrye is listed as a landowner in the county of Oxfordshire, England.
In the 14th century, the name Carrye appeared in several literary works, including the Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer. One of the characters in the prologue is described as "a fair-haired and lovely maiden named Carrye."
During the Renaissance period, the name Carrye gained popularity among the aristocracy in England and France. One notable figure was Carrye Boleyn, a distant relative of Anne Boleyn, who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I in the late 16th century.
In the 17th century, the name Carrye was associated with the Puritan movement in England. One of the most famous individuals with this name was Carrye Hutchinson (1591-1641), a religious leader and midwife who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her controversial religious beliefs.
Another notable figure was Carrye Wollstonecraft (1759-1797), an English writer, philosopher, and advocate for women's rights. She is best known for her groundbreaking work, "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman," which argued for gender equality and education for women.
In the 19th century, the name Carrye was popularized in the United States. One significant figure was Carrye Chapman Catt (1859-1947), a prominent leader in the women's suffrage movement and a founder of the League of Women Voters.
Throughout its history, the name Carrye has been borne by several other notable individuals, including Carrye Nation (1846-1911), a temperance activist known for her radical tactics against the sale of alcohol, and Carrye Burnett (1892-1962), an American novelist and playwright.
People
Carrye + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Carrye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Carrye: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carrye?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 25 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Carrye going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 US residents.
Is Carrye a common name?
We classify Carrye as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 87 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Carrye most popular?
The single biggest year for Carrye was 1894, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Carrye is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Carrye in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 128 people with the name Carrye, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #49,019 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Carrye in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Carrye?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Carrye leans strongly female. 130 people counted with this name were female (96.3%), compared with 5 male bearers (3.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Carrye?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carrye is White at 70.3%. The next largest groups are Black (21.1%) and Two or More Races (3.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Carrye most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Carrye in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.3% (90 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Carrye in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Carrye a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Carrye in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Carrye still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Carrye in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Carrye can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Carrye?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.