Carry
Carry is an English and German feminine given name, nickname and surname, which serves as an alternate form of Carrie and a diminutive form of several names including Carola, Carol, Carlotta, Carolin, Carolina and Caroline. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Carry
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carry is an English and German feminine given name, nickname and surname, which serves as an alternate form of Carrie and a diminutive form of several names including Carola, Carol, Carlotta, Carolin, Carolina and Caroline. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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The Story of Carry
As a girl name
Carry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1881, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 37 Carrys were born — ranking #2,232 that year. As of 2026, Carry ranks #11,019 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carry first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 14 Carrys were born — ranking #2,205 that year. As of 2026, Carry ranks #7,178 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 300 Carrys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carry
Carry is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carry's peak popularity came in 1975 when it ranked #2,232. Use the chart and map above to compare Carry's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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