boy's name

Carrick

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 875

Scotland

#545

2018 births

Carrick is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2014, when 35 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 552,792 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1970.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Carrick over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

243
'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Carrick by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 15
1980s 36
1990s 104
2000s 146
2010s 243
2020s (to 2025) 56

How popular is Carrick?

In 2025, Carrick was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Carrick is used

Scotland #545 5 in 2018
Canada #2,546 6 in 2015
England & Wales #4,319 4 in 2019
United States #11,123 6 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Carrick

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Carrick also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Carrick over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Carrick

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Carrick — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Carrick

How popular is the name Carrick?

In 2025, Carrick was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Carrick a girl's or a boy's name?

Carrick is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Carrick?

Carrick has 2 syllables.

When was Carrick most popular?

Carrick peaked in 2014, when 35 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Carrick a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Carrick currently ranks #11,123 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.