Karrie
Karrie was the 12528th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 409th with 505 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,156 places. More babies were named Karrie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Kari) Norwegian pet form of Katrine (Katherine) · Norwegian, Greek
- Rank in 2025
- #12,528 girls, up 1,734 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977505 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,870babies recorded
What does the name Karrie mean?
Karrie is a spelling of Kari, pronounced the same way, so it shares Kari's meaning and origin.
Kari is a Norwegian pet form of Katrine, the Scandinavian form of Katherine; Wiktionary also treats it in English as a match for Carrie or Cary. Katherine comes from Greek Aikaterinē, whose origin is unknown. DMNES notes that it is not related to Greek katharos, "pure", although that link influenced the spelling with -th-. Kari was most popular in the US in the 1970s. Separately, Kari is a Finnish surname meaning "rock, skerry".
Kari (Norwegian, “pet form of Katrine”)Αἰκατερίνη (Greek, “Aikaterinē, of unknown origin”)
How sure is this? Well established. Kari is clearly a form of Katherine; the origin of Katherine is unknown.
Other explanations you may read: Katherine means 'pure' (Greek katharos).
Related names: Katherine, Karin, Carrie, Kara.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Kari', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Katherine', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wikipedia, 'Kari (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Karrie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,528 | 7 |
| 2020 | #14,262 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,823 | 10 |
| 2000 | #3,138 | 44 |
| 1990 | #1,516 | 102 |
| 1980 | #662 | 272 |
| 1970 | #551 | 337 |
| 1960 | #736 | 190 |
| 1950 | #2,972 | 13 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karrie, counting every spelling?
Karrie is a spelling of Kari, a name family that ranked #1,050 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,528 for Karrie on its own. Together these spellings went to 217 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kari | 90 | #2,087 | 581 |
| Carrie | 63 | #2,726 | 330 |
| Cari | 10 | #9,580 | 132 |
| Kaari | 22 | #5,632 | 121 |
| Kerri | 10 | #9,787 | 60 |
| Karri | 8 | #11,405 | 46 |
| Karrie | 7 | #12,528 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Karrie?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karrie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karrie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karrie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karrie?
About 9,200 people born in the US named Karrie are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 44 and 57. That makes Karrie mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karrie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karrie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karrie
What does Karrie mean?
Karrie is a spelling of Kari, which means “Norwegian pet form of Katrine (Katherine)” (Norwegian, Greek origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Karrie?
Karrie was the 12528th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 409th with 505 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,156 places. More babies were named Karrie in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Karrie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karrie in the US.