Carey Popularity by Year
Follow Carey across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Carey birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 13 | #6,446 | Down 1,205 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 18 | #5,241 | Up 1,656 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Down 3,050 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 12 | #6,897 | Up 365 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 11 | #7,262 | Up 2,452 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 7 | #12,243 | Down 1,951 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 7 | #9,714 | Down 3,094 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 9 | #10,292 | Down 42 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 12 | #6,620 | Down 1,467 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 9 | #10,250 | Up 2,198 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 18 | #5,153 | Down 799 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 7 | #12,448 | Down 2,642 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 23 | #4,354 | Up 112 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 10 | #9,806 | Down 465 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 22 | #4,466 | Down 267 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 11 | #9,341 | Up 4,990 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 24 | #4,199 | Up 96 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 6 | #14,331 | Down 2,496 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 23 | #4,295 | Up 243 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 8 | #11,835 | Down 4,199 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 21 | #4,538 | Down 474 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 15 | #7,636 | Up 4,333 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 24 | #4,064 | Down 350 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 8 | #11,969 | Down 2,258 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 28 | #3,714 | Down 109 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 11 | #9,711 | Up 3,636 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 29 | #3,605 | Up 289 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 7 | #13,347 | Down 6,443 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 26 | #3,894 | Down 173 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 18 | #6,904 | Down 93 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 28 | #3,721 | Up 102 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 19 | #6,811 | Up 5,768 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 27 | #3,823 | Down 849 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 6,870 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 39 | #2,974 | Up 332 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 24 | #5,709 | Up 2,159 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 32 | #3,306 | Up 222 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 15 | #7,868 | Down 2,910 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 27 | #3,528 | Down 514 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 26 | #4,958 | Up 597 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 33 | #3,014 | Up 429 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 22 | #5,555 | Down 1,137 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 26 | #3,443 | Down 1,288 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 29 | #4,418 | Down 37 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 49 | #2,155 | Down 69 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 28 | #4,381 | Down 750 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 50 | #2,086 | Up 293 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 36 | #3,631 | Down 227 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 40 | #2,379 | Down 476 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 39 | #3,404 | Down 837 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 51 | #1,903 | Up 165 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 55 | #2,567 | Up 84 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 45 | #2,068 | Down 518 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 51 | #2,651 | Down 228 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 66 | #1,550 | Down 129 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 54 | #2,423 | Down 272 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 73 | #1,421 | Down 41 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 63 | #2,151 | Down 251 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 73 | #1,380 | Down 84 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 73 | #1,900 | Down 317 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 81 | #1,296 | Down 188 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 96 | #1,583 | Up 111 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 102 | #1,108 | Down 141 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 88 | #1,694 | Down 146 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 124 | #967 | Down 47 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 100 | #1,548 | Down 190 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 131 | #920 | Down 61 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 120 | #1,358 | Up 220 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 141 | #859 | Down 20 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 96 | #1,578 | Down 353 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 142 | #839 | Down 108 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 131 | #1,225 | Up 5 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 167 | #731 | Up 46 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 121 | #1,230 | Down 221 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 140 | #777 | Down 57 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 154 | #1,009 | Down 4 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 158 | #720 | Down 37 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 153 | #1,005 | Down 100 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 169 | #683 | Up 16 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 175 | #905 | Down 109 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 156 | #699 | Down 40 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 201 | #796 | Down 58 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 168 | #659 | Up 9 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 221 | #738 | Down 52 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 171 | #668 | Up 4 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 255 | #686 | Down 40 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 165 | #672 | Down 7 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 273 | #646 | Down 101 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 168 | #665 | Down 56 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 342 | #545 | Down 48 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 198 | #609 | Down 50 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 407 | #497 | Down 106 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 224 | #559 | Down 37 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 534 | #391 | Down 29 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 253 | #522 | Down 21 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 601 | #362 | Down 40 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 256 | #501 | Down 37 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 693 | #322 | Down 18 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 302 | #464 | No rank change |
| 1975 | Girls | 756 | #304 | Up 31 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 298 | #464 | Up 3 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 659 | #335 | Up 39 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 279 | #467 | No rank change |
| 1973 | Girls | 560 | #374 | Up 36 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 282 | #467 | Down 31 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 481 | #410 | Up 9 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 350 | #436 | Up 17 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 505 | #419 | Up 70 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 324 | #453 | Down 29 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 409 | #489 | Up 15 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 344 | #424 | Down 6 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 373 | #504 | Up 27 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 336 | #418 | Up 5 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 323 | #531 | Up 63 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 324 | #423 | Up 10 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 256 | #594 | Up 171 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 308 | #433 | Up 29 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 164 | #765 | Up 46 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 283 | #462 | Down 21 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 150 | #811 | Up 33 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 332 | #441 | Down 6 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 152 | #844 | Down 25 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 336 | #435 | Up 5 places |
| 1963 | Girls | 161 | #819 | Down 52 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 325 | #440 | No rank change |
| 1962 | Girls | 183 | #767 | Up 64 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 331 | #440 | Down 30 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 160 | #831 | Up 66 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 370 | #410 | Down 32 places |
| 1960 | Girls | 137 | #897 | Down 9 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 437 | #378 | Up 14 places |
| 1959 | Girls | 137 | #888 | Down 64 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 399 | #392 | Down 39 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 151 | #824 | Up 36 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 461 | #353 | Up 41 places |
| 1957 | Girls | 140 | #860 | Down 74 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 366 | #394 | Down 16 places |
| 1956 | Girls | 158 | #786 | Up 43 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 363 | #378 | Down 18 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 136 | #829 | Down 23 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 403 | #360 | Up 33 places |
| 1954 | Girls | 136 | #806 | Up 100 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 320 | #393 | Down 23 places |
| 1953 | Girls | 107 | #906 | Up 140 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 338 | #370 | Up 28 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 81 | #1,046 | Up 97 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 290 | #398 | Up 11 places |
| 1951 | Girls | 67 | #1,143 | Down 29 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 272 | #409 | Up 61 places |
| 1950 | Girls | 68 | #1,114 | Up 262 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 196 | #470 | Down 31 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 45 | #1,376 | Down 109 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 232 | #439 | Up 5 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 52 | #1,267 | Up 523 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 226 | #444 | Up 43 places |
| 1947 | Girls | 29 | #1,790 | Down 207 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 173 | #487 | Up 33 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 31 | #1,583 | Up 566 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 132 | #520 | Down 6 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 16 | #2,149 | Down 663 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 138 | #514 | Up 36 places |
| 1944 | Girls | 30 | #1,486 | Up 105 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 130 | #550 | Down 19 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 28 | #1,591 | Down 94 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 132 | #531 | Up 48 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 30 | #1,497 | Up 199 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 104 | #579 | Up 23 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 22 | #1,696 | Up 601 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 96 | #602 | Up 40 places |
| 1940 | Girls | 13 | #2,297 | Down 91 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 85 | #642 | Down 63 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 14 | #2,206 | Down 261 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 102 | #579 | Up 52 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 17 | #1,945 | Up 372 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 86 | #631 | Up 13 places |
| 1937 | Girls | 13 | #2,317 | Down 576 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 81 | #644 | Up 19 places |
| 1936 | Girls | 19 | #1,741 | Up 38 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 80 | #663 | Down 48 places |
| 1935 | Girls | 19 | #1,779 | Up 408 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 93 | #615 | Up 167 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 14 | #2,187 | Down 26 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 61 | #782 | Down 74 places |
| 1933 | Girls | 14 | #2,161 | Up 329 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 76 | #708 | Up 117 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 12 | #2,490 | Down 385 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 58 | #825 | Down 23 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 15 | #2,105 | Up 1,553 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 65 | #802 | Down 119 places |
| 1930 | Girls | 7 | #3,658 | Down 264 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 81 | #683 | Up 171 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 8 | #3,394 | Up 801 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 60 | #854 | Down 68 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 6 | #4,195 | Down 1,643 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 70 | #786 | Down 70 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 13 | #2,552 | Up 17 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 79 | #716 | Up 106 places |
| 1926 | Girls | 13 | #2,569 | Down 80 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 65 | #822 | Up 16 places |
| 1925 | Girls | 14 | #2,489 | Down 181 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 66 | #838 | Down 23 places |
| 1924 | Girls | 16 | #2,308 | Up 58 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 68 | #815 | Down 106 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 15 | #2,366 | Up 1,645 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 85 | #709 | Up 125 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 7 | #4,011 | Down 1,070 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 68 | #834 | Up 19 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 11 | #2,941 | Down 678 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 63 | #853 | Down 133 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 16 | #2,263 | Down 274 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 77 | #720 | Up 149 places |
| 1919 | Girls | 18 | #1,989 | Up 2,820 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 58 | #869 | Down 201 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 5 | #4,809 | Down 2,257 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 80 | #668 | Up 95 places |
| 1917 | Girls | 12 | #2,552 | Down 306 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 64 | #763 | Up 22 places |
| 1916 | Girls | 14 | #2,246 | Up 138 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 59 | #785 | Down 176 places |
| 1915 | Girls | 12 | #2,384 | Down 488 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 68 | #609 | Up 136 places |
| 1914 | Girls | 13 | #1,896 | Up 138 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 39 | #745 | Down 32 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 10 | #2,034 | Up 326 places |
| 1912 | Boys | 36 | #713 | Up 183 places |
| 1912 | Girls | 7 | #2,360 | Down 220 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 14 | #896 | Down 327 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 25 | #569 | Up 235 places |
| 1910 | Girls | 6 | #2,140 | Down 413 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 13 | #804 | Down 172 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 17 | #632 | Up 183 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 11 | #815 | Down 202 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 15 | #613 | Down 88 places |
| 1906 | Girls | 6 | #1,727 | Down 189 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 19 | #525 | Up 13 places |
| 1905 | Girls | 7 | #1,538 | Up 255 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 17 | #538 | Up 12 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 16 | #550 | Up 101 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 12 | #651 | Down 14 places |
| 1902 | Girls | 5 | #1,793 | Down 399 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 11 | #637 | Down 191 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 26 | #446 | Up 102 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 13 | #548 | Down 130 places |
| 1899 | Girls | 6 | #1,394 | Up 198 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 22 | #418 | Up 4 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 20 | #422 | Up 112 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 15 | #534 | Down 43 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 17 | #491 | Up 103 places |
| 1895 | Girls | 5 | #1,592 | Down 314 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 12 | #594 | Up 21 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 11 | #615 | Down 170 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 19 | #445 | Up 119 places |
| 1892 | Girls | 6 | #1,278 | Down 540 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 11 | #564 | Up 39 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 11 | #603 | Down 121 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 15 | #482 | Up 72 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 13 | #554 | Down 134 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 16 | #420 | Up 539 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 5 | #959 | Down 438 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 13 | #521 | Down 161 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 24 | #360 | Up 42 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 19 | #402 | Up 24 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 18 | #426 | Up 227 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 8 | #653 | Down 148 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 13 | #505 | — |
| 1880 | Girls | 6 | #738 | — |