Carie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KA-ree
- Origin
- Germanic
Carie is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carie mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carrie, a pet form of Caroline
“free man”
A spelling of Carrie, which began as a pet form of Caroline.
Is Carie a girl's or a boy's name?
Carie is a girls' name.
How popular is Carie in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1976, with 313 girls. It first appears in the records in 1888.
Half of all the girls named Carie in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1978, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 13 | #6,839 |
| 1996 | 24 | #4,301 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 18 | #5,244 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 20 | #4,842 |
| 1991 | 18 | #5,175 |
| 1990 | 36 | #3,073 |
| 1989 | 32 | #3,247 |
| 1988 | 38 | #2,739 |
| 1987 | 44 | #2,358 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,909 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,759 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,751 |
| 1983 | 81 | #1,434 |
| 1982 | 95 | #1,317 |
| 1981 | 102 | #1,261 |
| 1980 | 123 | #1,111 |
| 1979 | 134 | #1,036 |
| 1978 | 169 | #867 |
| 1977 | 225 | #695 |
| 1976 | 313 | #549 |
| 1975 | 304 | #556 |
| 1974 | 255 | #609 |
| 1973 | 214 | #695 |
| 1972 | 188 | #742 |
| 1971 | 199 | #743 |
| 1970 | 157 | #856 |
| 1969 | 115 | #1,007 |
| 1968 | 154 | #817 |
| 1967 | 107 | #984 |
| 1966 | 72 | #1,273 |
| 1965 | 86 | #1,145 |
| 1964 | 74 | #1,293 |
| 1963 | 60 | #1,435 |
| 1962 | 90 | #1,152 |
| 1961 | 67 | #1,359 |
| 1960 | 49 | #1,596 |
| 1959 | 41 | #1,719 |
| 1958 | 31 | #1,984 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 26 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 9 | #4,068 |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,324 |
| 1953 | 11 | #3,479 |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,780 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 8 | #3,108 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,970 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 6 | #4,051 |
| 1928 | 6 | #4,193 |
| 1927 | 9 | #3,282 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 12 | #2,777 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,972 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,640 |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 10 | #3,023 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,692 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,272 |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,187 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,825 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,956 |
| 1910 | 5 | #2,398 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 9 | #1,439 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,416 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,695 |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,593 |
| 1901 | 7 | #1,339 |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,318 |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,501 |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,416 |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 7 | #1,236 |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #1,036 |
Names like Carie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cassie Billie Katherine Julie Amy Angie Christine Katie Laura Jamie Catherine Leslie
Names related to Carie
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carie, updated 20 October 2026.