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Carey is a given name of Irish, English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (30% of births). There have been 29,607 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 16,865 as boys and 12,742 as girls. Carey gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1975 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,500 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	23
2023	12
2022	18
2021	16
2020	21
2019	25
2018	33
2017	32
2016	30
2015	31
2014	36
2013	32
2012	39
2011	36
2010	44
2009	47
2008	35
2007	63
2006	47
2005	53
2004	55
2003	55
2002	77
2001	86
2000	79
1999	106
1998	96
1997	120
1996	136
1995	146
1994	177
1993	190
1992	224
1991	251
1990	237
1989	273
1988	288
1987	294
1986	311
1985	344
1984	357
1983	389
1982	426
1981	438
1980	510
1979	605
1978	758
1977	854
1976	949
1975	1,058
1974	957
1973	839
1972	763
1971	855
1970	733
1969	717
1968	660
1967	579
1966	472
1965	433
1964	484
1963	497
1962	508
1961	490
1960	507
1959	574
1958	550
1957	601
1956	525
1955	499
1954	539
1953	427
1952	419
1951	357
1950	340
1949	241
1948	284
1947	255
1946	204
1945	148
1944	168
1943	158
1942	162
1941	126
1940	109
1939	99
1938	119
1937	99
1936	100
1935	99
1934	107
1933	75
1932	88
1931	73
1930	72
1929	89
1928	66
1927	83
1926	92
1925	79
1924	82
1923	83
1922	92
1921	79
1920	79
1919	95
1918	63
1917	92
1916	78
1915	71
1914	81
1913	49
1912	43
1911	14
1910	31
1909	13
1908	17
1907	11
1906	21
1905	26
1904	17
1903	16
1902	17
1901	11
1900	26
1899	19
1898	22
1897	20
1896	15
1895	22
1894	12
1893	11
1892	25
1891	11
1890	11
1889	15
1888	13
1887	16
1886	5
1885	13
1884	24
1883	19
1882	18
1881	8
1880	19