Carry Unisex
U.S. Historical Usage
The name Carry was first seen in the United States in 1881.
Carry has ranked as high as #3193 nationally, which occurred in 1975, and has been most popular in Mississippi, California, Georgia, Illinois, and Louisiana.
In the past 5 years the name Carry has been trending about the same compared to the previous 5 years.
Popularity Over Time (National)
The name Carry is part of our comprehensive baby names database, which includes Social Security Administration (SSA) data dating back to 1880—the first official year of state and national tracking. The chart below shows when Carry was first recorded in the United States and illustrates how its popularity has risen and fallen over time.
Popularity Over Time (National) — Table
We track the national popularity of each baby name annually. The table below displays each year along with the number of births reported by the Social Security Administration. This data combines all state-level reporting from the SSA's baby names database to provide a comprehensive view of overall birth counts for Carry.
| Year | Total Births | Boy | Girl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1990 | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| 1989 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1986 | 21 | 6 | 15 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1982 | 27 | 5 | 22 |
| 1981 | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| 1980 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 1979 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 1976 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 1975 | 43 | 6 | 37 |
| 1974 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 1973 | 27 | 6 | 21 |
| 1972 | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| 1971 | 34 | 11 | 23 |
| 1970 | 30 | 8 | 22 |
| 1969 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 1968 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1967 | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| 1966 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 1965 | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 1964 | 29 | 14 | 15 |
| 1963 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| 1962 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 1961 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1960 | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 1959 | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| 1958 | 23 | 11 | 12 |
| 1957 | 21 | 12 | 9 |
| 1956 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1955 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1954 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 1953 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 1952 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1951 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1950 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 1949 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1948 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 1947 | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| 1946 | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| 1945 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1944 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 1943 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1942 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1941 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1940 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 1939 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1938 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1937 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1936 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1935 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1934 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1933 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1932 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1931 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 1930 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1929 | 21 | 5 | 16 |
| 1928 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1927 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
| 1926 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 1925 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1924 | 19 | 6 | 13 |
| 1923 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1922 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 1921 | 24 | 6 | 18 |
| 1920 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 1919 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| 1918 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 1917 | 26 | 6 | 20 |
| 1916 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1915 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1914 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1913 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 1912 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1911 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1910 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1909 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1908 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1907 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 1906 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 1905 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1904 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1903 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1902 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1901 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1900 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1899 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1898 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1897 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1896 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1895 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1894 | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| 1893 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1892 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1891 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1890 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1889 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1888 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1885 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1884 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1881 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Top States for Carry (1976)
We track the most popular states for each baby name every year and highlight the locations where the name appears most frequently. The table below shows the five states with the highest number of births for this name in the selected year. Use the toggle to expand the list to every state with reported births.
| State | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 6 |