Carey Boy & girl
How popular is Carey?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Carey in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
23,208living people named Carey (est.)
53median age of people named Carey
29,621babies named Carey since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Carey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▼ 1205 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-43% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,293 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (461 boys) |
| Highest rank | #353 in 1957 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 71% boys, 29% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cary family of names ranked #1,708 for boys in 2025 (#1,333 the year before), with 74 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Carey by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 144 | #360 |
| 1890s | 151 | #418 |
| 1900s | 157 | #446 |
| 1910s | 520 | #569 |
| 1920s | 705 | #683 |
| 1930s | 787 | #579 |
| 1940s | 1,559 | #439 |
| 1950s | 3,649 | #353 |
| 1960s | 3,289 | #410 |
| 1970s | 2,766 | #436 |
| 1980s | 1,604 | #659 |
| 1990s | 887 | #855 |
| 2000s | 351 | #2,082 |
| 2010s | 238 | #3,604 |
| 2020s | 73 | #5,237 |
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Questions
- Is Carey a boy or girl name?
- Carey is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Carey were boys and 29% were girls.
- How popular is the name Carey?
- 13 baby boys were named Carey in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Carey most popular?
- Carey peaked in 1957, when 461 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #353 in 1957.
- How many people are named Carey?
- 29,621 babies have been named Carey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 23,208 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 53.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.