Carrie Fisher
There are approximately 113 people named Carrie Fisher living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 3,033,224 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Carrie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Fisher. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
113
1 in 3,033,224
Named Carrie
155K
Alive today
Named Fisher
249K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 155K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1977
Average age: 52
Estimated bearers: 249K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #112
Per 100K: 72.79
Top ancestry: White (82.6%)
First name trend
Carrie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Carrie. The peak year was 1977 with 8,688 births. The average person named Carrie today is 52 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Fisher surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Fisher, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 82.6%.
- White82.6%
- Black or African American11.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Carrie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0452% of the US population, based on 154,905 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Fisher appears at a rate of 72.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0728%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 113 people with the full name Carrie Fisher. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Carrie
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Other people with the surname Fisher
FAQ
Carrie Fisher: questions and answers
How many people are named Carrie Fisher?
We estimate approximately 113 people in the United States share the full name Carrie Fisher. That works out to about 1 in 3,033,224 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0452%) with the surname frequency (72.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Carrie Fisher?
We classify Carrie Fisher as "Very Rare". About 1 in 3,033,224 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Carrie a male or female name?
Carrie is predominantly female. Out of 267,476 total SSA registrations, 0.4% were male and 99.6% were female. See the full Carrie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.