Carrie
- Meaning
- From Caroline or Carol; meaning depends on the full name
- Origin
- English
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What does Carrie mean?
Carrie means “From Caroline or Carol; meaning depends on the full name”.
Carrie is an English short form of names such as Caroline and Carol, and it is also used independently. Through Caroline it belongs to the Charles family, whose Germanic root means man. Its history as a familiar form matters more than treating free man as an exact translation of the letters Carrie.
The name has strong fictional associations, from the title character of Stephen King's Carrie to Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City. Those characters come from very different genres, showing how widely the name has traveled in popular culture. A family connection to Caroline or Carol can give Carrie a more personal story alongside those screen and literary references.
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Variations & related forms
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How popular is Carrie?
United States · 2025Explore how often Carrie is used and how its ranking has changed.
- US girls rank
- #2,726 2025 · #1 is most popular
- Girls named Carrie
- 63 Recorded births in 2025
- Change in births
- 16.7% More than 2024
Carrie over time
United States · Girls
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Yearly data & usage
Rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys. The summary highlights girls, the most common recorded usage in 2025.
| Year | Usage | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Girls | #2,726 | 63 |
| 2024 | Girls | #3,024 | 54 |
| 2023 | Girls | #2,593 | 68 |
| 2022 | Girls | #2,582 | 68 |
| 2021 | Girls | #2,348 | 77 |
| 2020 | Girls | #2,175 | 83 |
| 2019 | Girls | #2,047 | 93 |
| 2018 | Girls | #1,778 | 115 |
| 2017 | Girls | #1,655 | 130 |
| 2016 | Girls | #1,562 | 143 |
| 2015 | Girls | #1,685 | 126 |
| 2014 | Girls | #1,490 | 150 |
Years reflect available birth records. Missing records do not mean zero births.
Names like Carrie
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Caroline
Mostly girls- Meaning
- Free person, through the Charles name family
Listed as a related name to Carrie.
Carol
Mostly girls- Meaning
- Free person; form in the Charles family
Listed as a related name to Carrie.
Evelyn
Mostly girls- Meaning
- Desired; or water, island
Shares an origin with Carrie.
Eliana
Mostly girls- Meaning
- My God has answered; sun
Shares an origin with Carrie.
Eleanor
Mostly girls- Meaning
- Uncertain; from Aliénor
Shares an origin with Carrie.
Violet
Mostly girls- Meaning
- Purple
Shares an origin with Carrie.
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