Carriann
A feminine name of English origin, a combination of Carrie and Ann.
Name Census estimates that about 94 living Americans carry the first name Carriann. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Carriann today is around 52 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Carriann births was 1974 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Carriann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Carriann. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
94
~ 1 in 3,646,323 Americans
Peak year
1974
14 babies that year
Average age
52
years old
1981 SSA rank
#10,645
Tracked since 1967
Census
Carriann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 172 people with the first name Carriann, which placed it at #42,074 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#42,074
National first-name rank
People counted
172
172 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
82.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Carriann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carriann is White at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Carriann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Carriann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White82.0% · 141
- Hispanic or Latino8.1% · 14
- Two or more races4.1% · 7
- Black or African American2.9% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 2
Popularity
Carriann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Carriann from the 1960s through to the 1980s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 87 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1970s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Carriann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Carriann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Carrianns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Carriann
The name Carriann is a relatively modern English variant of the more traditional name Carrie, which itself is a diminutive or pet form of the feminine given name Caroline. Caroline is derived from the French word caroling, meaning "song of joy" or "small song." The name can be traced back to the Late Latin phrase Carolus, meaning "man," which was a popular name among the Franks and eventually evolved into the modern English name Charles.
While the exact origins of the Carriann spelling are unclear, it likely emerged in the late 20th century as a creative variant or elaboration on the more common Carrie. The addition of the "ann" ending may have been influenced by other popular feminine names ending in "ann," such as Ann, Joann, or Mariann.
Historical records of individuals bearing the name Carriann are sparse, as it is a relatively recent invention. However, the name Carrie has a long and storied history, with several notable figures throughout the ages.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Carrie can be found in the 1884 novel "What Katy Did" by Susan Coolidge, where the main character's full name is Carolyn, but she goes by the nickname Carrie. Another famous literary Carrie is the protagonist of Stephen King's 1974 novel "Carrie," which was later adapted into a popular horror film.
In the realm of entertainment, notable individuals named Carrie include actress Carrie Fisher (1956-2016), best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars franchise, and singer-songwriter Carrie Underwood (born 1983), who rose to fame after winning the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.
In politics, Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was an influential American women's rights activist and suffragist who played a pivotal role in securing the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote in the United States.
Another prominent figure was Carrie Nation (1846-1911), an American temperance advocate known for her radical approach of vandalizing bars and saloons with a hatchet in an effort to promote the prohibition of alcohol.
While the name Carriann may be relatively new, it carries with it the rich history and associations of its parent name, Caroline, and the countless influential individuals who have borne variations of this name throughout the centuries.
People
Carriann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Carriann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Carriann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carriann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 94 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Carriann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,646,323 US residents.
Is Carriann a common name?
We classify Carriann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 63.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 105 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Carriann most popular?
The single biggest year for Carriann was 1974, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Carriann is about 52 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Carriann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 172 people with the name Carriann, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #42,074 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Carriann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Carriann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Carriann leans strongly female. 172 people counted with this name were female (97.7%), compared with 4 male bearers (2.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Carriann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Carriann is White at 82.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.1%) and Two or More Races (4.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Carriann most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Carriann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 82.0% (141 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Carriann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Carriann a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Carriann in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Carriann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Carriann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Carriann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Carriann?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.