Carnie

KAHR-nee /ˈkɑːɹni/
boy 2 syllables fading

Carnie is a very rare variant of Carina that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Carnie is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1978. Carnie was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1920 (12 births).

About the name Carnie

PronunciationKAHR-nee /ˈkɑːɹni/

Names similar to Carnie

How popular is Carnie?

Boys named Carnie
191519201925193019351939
Boys named Carnie per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Carnie
19191920193019401950196019701978
Girls named Carnie per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1978 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1978) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Carnie total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
19786—#8,698—
19735—#8,588—
19395——#3,556
19356——#3,311
19348——#2,776
19295—#4,667—
19277——#3,502
19256——#3,805
192412——#2,496
19225——#4,401
19219——#3,017
192012——#2,477
191911—#4,329#4,250
19168——#2,964
19157——#3,135