Given name & surname
Carie
“from the river”·“from the fort on the hill”·“having dark features”
Carie is a variant of Cary. Interpretations include “from the river”, “from the fort on the hill”, and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carie is a variant of Cary. Interpretations include “from the river”, “from the fort on the hill”, and “having dark features”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1888. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,399
- 0 boys · 4,399 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 313 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 313 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,013 as a first name in 2020; 535 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Carie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“from the river” · “from the fort on the hill”
18% boys · 82% girls
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“woman of the sea”
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Dianthe
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Kiri
“resembling the amaranth flower” · “resembling the mountains”
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Zorica
“dawn”
>99% girls
Toinette
In French use, Toinette carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
>99% girls