Carrie

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Carrie

Gender: Feminine
Language: English
Etymology:
Carrie is a the diminutive form of Caroline, the French form of Carolina, the feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of Charles. It comes from the word “ceorl,” which means “freeman.”

See Caroline or Charla for more information.

History:
Carrie first appeared (as a nickname as well as a name in its own right) in the 19th century, based on the Scottish “ie” diminutive ending then becoming popular.

Pronunciation: care-ee.

Alternates: Carri, Cari, Carry.

Masculine: Charles.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Carrie Jacobs Bond (1862-1946)
American composer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Caroline “Carrie” Burnham Kilgore (1838-1909)
American educator.
Carry Nation (1846-1911)
American temperance leader (and suffragette) who literally took an hatchet to saloons.
Carrie Clinton Chapman Catt (1859-1947)
American suffragette.

Singers and Entertainers:
Carrie Fisher (1956-)
American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.171 % named Carrie
0.003 % named Carri
0.001 % named Carry

Popularity of Carrie:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 48th most popular.
1875: 28th most popular.
1900-1910: 70th most popular.
1910-1920: 99th most popular.
1920-1930: 139th most popular.
1930-1940: 168th most popular.
1940-1950: 197th most popular.
1950-1960: 201st most popular.
1960-1970: 136th most popular.
1970-1980: 42nd most popular.
1980-1990: 78th most popular.
1990: 181st most popular.
1991: 209th most popular.
1992: 229th most popular.
1993: 266th most popular.
1994: 287th most popular.
1995: 321st most popular.
1996: 329th most popular.
1997: 371st most popular.
1998: 414th most popular.
1999: 463rd most popular.
2000: 510th most popular.
2001: 598th most popular.
2002: 762nd most popular.
2003: 749th most popular.