Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- From the fortress
- Celtic
- Near the castle
- Irish
- Welsh
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Carey
Pronunciation
c(a)-rey
Famous People
Actor Cary Grant
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #352, 462 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
- Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #304, 757 births); most recent 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | – |
| 2024 | 18 | 5 |
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 |
| 2019 | 18 | 7 |
| 2018 | 23 | 10 |
| 2017 | 21 | 11 |
| 2016 | 24 | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #2658, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4970, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #1434, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | – |
| 2024 | – | – |
| 2023 | – | 3 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | 3 | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 3 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #519, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #464, 4 births); most recent 2001 (rank #627, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1959 (rank #178, 15 births); most recent 1990 (rank #351, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1977 (rank #264, 10 births); most recent 1981 (rank #465, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence