Carrick
Boy · KAIR-ik · Irish
Carrick is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “rock”. In 2025 it ranked 10,690th for boys in the US (6 babies).
What does Carrick mean?
Irish: from Gaelic carraig 'rock', found in Irish and Scottish place names
“rock”
Carrick is a district of Ayrshire in Scotland; Robert the Bruce was Earl of Carrick before becoming king.
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Is Carrick a girl's or a boy's name?
Carrick is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Carrick in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 26 boys.
Half of all the boys named Carrick in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2013. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Carrick in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 1 | #6,413 |
| 2021 | 2 | #6,291 |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 15 | #1,738 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 10 | #2,260 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 20 | #1,347 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,038 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,334 |
| 2007 | 26 | #1,031 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 9 | #1,957 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,328 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 15 | #1,103 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 12 | #1,180 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Carrick in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,690among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 280,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the US were named Carrick, making it the 10,690th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,694th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 35 boys. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the boys named Carrick in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carrick in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #10,690 |
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 20 | #4,694 |
| 2019 | 17 | #5,336 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,152 |
| 2013 | 32 | #3,337 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,248 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 17 | #5,207 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 22 | #4,057 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 14 | #5,124 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 12 | #5,153 |
| 1997 | 15 | #4,241 |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,502 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,446 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,513 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,108 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,462 |
| 1974 | 5 | #5,225 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,722 |
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