Is Carry a boy or girl name?

Carry is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,659 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 81.9% were girls and 18.1% were boys.

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Carry

Recorded 1881–2001 · United States

Carry was most popular in 1975, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,193 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,659 people named Carry.

Carry over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carry’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carry a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carry is mostly a girl’s name — 81.9% of the 1,659 Americans given it were girls and 18.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org