Carrington Boy & girl
How popular is Carrington?
#6,545 girl name in 2025
17 baby girls were named Carrington in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
Carrington popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #6,545 for girls (▼ 1248 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 girls, 12 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-76% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,524 in 2015, #4,077 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2000 (197 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,051 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1968 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 32% boys, 68% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Carrington counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Carrington family of names ranked #3,468 for girls in 2025 (#2,778 the year before), with 25 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Carrington | 17 | 68% |
| Karrington | 8 | 32% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Carrington is most popular
Babies named Carrington per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Carrington by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 | #7,014 |
| 1970s | 18 | #7,386 |
| 1980s | 49 | #4,842 |
| 1990s | 565 | #1,167 |
| 2000s | 1,103 | #1,051 |
| 2010s | 766 | #1,834 |
| 2020s | 157 | #4,077 |
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Questions
- Is Carrington a boy or girl name?
- Carrington is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 32% of babies named Carrington were boys and 68% were girls.
- How popular is the name Carrington?
- 17 baby girls were named Carrington in the US in 2025, making it the 6545th most popular girl name. Another 12 boys got the name (#6,799 for boys).
- When was Carrington most popular?
- Carrington peaked in 2000, when 197 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,051 in 2000.
- How many people are named Carrington?
- 4,481 babies have been named Carrington in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,280 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
- Where is Carrington most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Carrington was most common in Alabama, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.