Carey
2 countries#6446 in United States, 2025US
#6446
in United States, 2025
SCOT
19
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
29,640
Peak year (United States)
1975
Peak-year count
1,058
First recorded
1880
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Carey was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesScotland
Country by country
United States
29,621 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #6446 · peaked in 1975 with 1,058 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
19 births recorded 1976–2001 · peaked in 1979 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Carey’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #3306 | — |
| 2007 | #2974 | ↑332 |
| 2008 | #3823 | ↓849 |
| 2009 | #3721 | ↑102 |
| 2010 | #3894 | ↓173 |
| 2011 | #3605 | ↑289 |
| 2012 | #3714 | ↓109 |
| 2013 | #4064 | ↓350 |
| 2014 | #4538 | ↓474 |
| 2015 | #4295 | ↑243 |
| 2016 | #4199 | ↑96 |
| 2017 | #4466 | ↓267 |
| 2018 | #4354 | ↑112 |
| 2019 | #5153 | ↓799 |
| 2020 | #6620 | ↓1467 |
| 2021 | #9714 | ↓3094 |
| 2022 | #7262 | ↑2452 |
| 2023 | #6897 | ↑365 |
| 2024 | #5241 | ↑1656 |
| 2025 | #6446 | ↓1205 |
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