Carey is an established name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1975 and has since faded.
Carey is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,519 for boy births in the United States (and #13,695 across all names), given to 13 babies. Carey was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1957 (461 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,519 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #15,736 | #5,275 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | — | #6,965 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | #12,502 | #7,345 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #10,453 | #9,899 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #10,434 | #6,699 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #12,699 | #5,192 |
| 2018 | 33 | 33 | #9,966 | #4,384 |
| 2017 | 33 | 33 | #9,442 | #4,492 |
| 2016 | 30 | 30 | #14,690 | #4,212 |
| 2015 | 31 | 31 | #12,054 | #4,312 |
| 2014 | 36 | 36 | #7,737 | #4,560 |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #12,208 | #4,077 |
| 2012 | 39 | 39 | #9,850 | #3,728 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | #13,637 | #3,616 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | #6,973 | #3,910 |
| 2009 | 47 | 47 | #6,863 | #3,735 |
| 2008 | 35 | 35 | #12,812 | #3,841 |
| 2007 | 63 | 63 | #5,754 | #2,980 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | #7,946 | #3,316 |
| 2005 | 53 | 53 | #4,983 | #3,541 |
| 2004 | 55 | 55 | #5,604 | #3,030 |
| 2003 | 55 | 55 | #4,444 | #3,454 |
| 2002 | 77 | 77 | #4,406 | #2,158 |
| 2001 | 86 | 86 | #3,643 | #2,087 |
| 2000 | 79 | 79 | #3,411 | #2,385 |
| 1999 | 106 | 106 | #2,572 | #1,904 |
| 1998 | 96 | 96 | #2,655 | #2,070 |
| 1997 | 120 | — | #2,428 | #1,553 |
| 1996 | 136 | — | #2,154 | #1,423 |
| 1995 | 146 | — | #1,904 | #1,381 |
| 1994 | 177 | — | #1,586 | #1,297 |
| 1993 | 190 | — | #1,700 | #1,108 |
| 1992 | 224 | — | #1,550 | #967 |
| 1991 | 251 | — | #1,359 | #920 |
| 1990 | 237 | — | #1,579 | #860 |
| 1989 | 273 | — | #1,225 | #840 |
| 1988 | 288 | — | #1,230 | #732 |
| 1987 | 294 | — | #1,009 | #778 |
| 1986 | 311 | — | #1,005 | #720 |
| 1985 | 344 | — | #905 | #683 |
| 1984 | 357 | — | #796 | #699 |
| 1983 | 389 | — | #738 | #659 |
| 1982 | 426 | — | #686 | #668 |
| 1981 | 438 | — | #646 | #672 |
| 1980 | 510 | — | #545 | #665 |
| 1979 | 605 | — | #497 | #609 |
| 1978 | 758 | — | #391 | #560 |
| 1977 | 854 | — | #363 | #522 |
| 1976 | 949 | — | #323 | #501 |
| 1975 | 1,058 | — | #304 | #464 |
| 1974 | 957 | — | #335 | #464 |
| 1973 | 839 | — | #374 | #467 |
| 1972 | 763 | — | #410 | #467 |
| 1971 | 855 | — | #419 | #436 |
| 1970 | 733 | — | #490 | #453 |
| 1969 | 717 | — | #504 | #424 |
| 1968 | 659 | — | #531 | #418 |
| 1967 | 580 | — | #594 | #423 |
| 1966 | 472 | — | #766 | #434 |
| 1965 | 433 | — | #812 | #463 |
| 1964 | 484 | — | #844 | #441 |
| 1963 | 497 | — | #820 | #435 |
| 1962 | 508 | — | #767 | #440 |
| 1961 | 491 | — | #831 | #440 |
| 1960 | 507 | — | #897 | #411 |
| 1959 | 574 | — | #888 | #378 |
| 1958 | 550 | — | #825 | #392 |
| 1957 | 601 | — | #861 | #353 |
| 1956 | 524 | — | #786 | #394 |
| 1955 | 499 | — | #829 | #378 |
| 1954 | 539 | — | #806 | #360 |
| 1953 | 427 | — | #907 | #393 |
| 1952 | 419 | — | #1,047 | #370 |
| 1951 | 357 | — | #1,144 | #398 |
| 1950 | 340 | — | #1,116 | #409 |
| 1949 | 241 | — | #1,377 | #470 |
| 1948 | 284 | — | #1,269 | #439 |
| 1947 | 255 | — | #1,796 | #444 |
| 1946 | 204 | — | #1,591 | #487 |
| 1945 | 148 | — | #2,162 | #520 |
| 1944 | 168 | — | #1,491 | #515 |
| 1943 | 158 | — | #1,598 | #551 |
| 1942 | 162 | — | #1,499 | #531 |
| 1941 | 126 | — | #1,702 | #579 |
| 1940 | 109 | — | #2,318 | #603 |
| 1939 | 99 | — | #2,219 | #642 |
| 1938 | 119 | — | #1,953 | #579 |
| 1937 | 99 | — | #2,331 | #632 |
| 1936 | 100 | — | #1,745 | #644 |
| 1935 | 99 | — | #1,791 | #664 |
| 1934 | 107 | — | #2,202 | #617 |
| 1933 | 75 | — | #2,173 | #784 |
| 1932 | 88 | — | #2,518 | #709 |
| 1931 | 73 | — | #2,122 | #825 |
| 1930 | 72 | — | #3,708 | #803 |
| 1929 | 89 | — | #3,431 | #685 |
| 1928 | 66 | — | #4,263 | #855 |
| 1927 | 83 | — | #2,573 | #787 |
| 1926 | 92 | — | #2,587 | #716 |
| 1925 | 79 | — | #2,504 | #823 |
| 1924 | 82 | — | #2,323 | #839 |
| 1923 | 83 | — | #2,377 | #816 |
| 1922 | 92 | — | #4,067 | #710 |
| 1921 | 79 | — | #2,966 | #835 |
| 1920 | 79 | — | #2,286 | #854 |
| 1919 | 95 | — | #1,997 | #721 |
| 1918 | 63 | — | #4,922 | #871 |
| 1917 | 92 | — | #2,575 | #668 |
| 1916 | 78 | — | #2,269 | #763 |
| 1915 | 71 | — | #2,406 | #785 |
| 1914 | 81 | — | #1,913 | #609 |
| 1913 | 49 | — | #2,048 | #748 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | #2,409 | #715 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | — | #900 |
| 1910 | 31 | — | #2,182 | #570 |
| 1909 | 13 | — | — | #809 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | — | #635 |
| 1907 | 11 | — | — | #825 |
| 1906 | 21 | — | #1,759 | #619 |
| 1905 | 26 | — | #1,561 | #529 |
| 1904 | 17 | — | — | #542 |
| 1903 | 16 | — | — | #553 |
| 1902 | 17 | — | #1,826 | #656 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #641 |
| 1900 | 26 | — | — | #447 |
| 1899 | 19 | — | #1,423 | #554 |
| 1898 | 22 | — | — | #422 |
| 1897 | 20 | — | — | #423 |
| 1896 | 15 | — | — | #539 |
| 1895 | 22 | — | #1,628 | #491 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #599 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #622 |
| 1892 | 25 | — | #1,302 | #446 |
| 1891 | 11 | — | — | #569 |
| 1890 | 11 | — | — | #609 |
| 1889 | 15 | — | — | #484 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | — | #559 |
| 1887 | 16 | — | — | #424 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #989 |
| 1885 | 13 | — | — | #524 |
| 1884 | 24 | — | — | #361 |
| 1883 | 19 | — | — | #404 |
| 1882 | 18 | — | — | #430 |
| 1881 | 8 | — | — | #661 |
| 1880 | 19 | — | #756 | #506 |