The baby name Carey appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2006. It was most popular in 1975 with 887 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Carey has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 18 |
| 1912 | 17 |
| 1913 | 16 |
| 1914 | 45 |
| 1915 | 36 |
| 1916 | 42 |
| 1917 | 91 |
| 1918 | 58 |
| 1919 | 70 |
| 1920 | 42 |
| 1921 | 60 |
| 1922 | 90 |
| 1923 | 45 |
| 1924 | 74 |
| 1925 | 66 |
| 1926 | 73 |
| 1927 | 53 |
| 1928 | 46 |
| 1929 | 111 |
| 1930 | 83 |
| 1931 | 50 |
| 1932 | 61 |
| 1933 | 47 |
| 1934 | 81 |
| 1935 | 71 |
| 1936 | 54 |
| 1937 | 58 |
| 1938 | 75 |
| 1939 | 79 |
| 1940 | 72 |
| 1941 | 5 |
| 1941 | 96 |
| 1942 | 123 |
| 1943 | 124 |
| 1944 | 5 |
| 1944 | 116 |
| 1945 | 122 |
| 1946 | 143 |
| 1947 | 282 |
| 1948 | 20 |
| 1948 | 259 |
| 1949 | 199 |
| 1950 | 18 |
| 1950 | 308 |
| 1951 | 12 |
| 1951 | 296 |
| 1952 | 5 |
| 1952 | 371 |
| 1953 | 45 |
| 1953 | 364 |
| 1954 | 75 |
| 1954 | 433 |
| 1955 | 93 |
| 1955 | 467 |
| 1956 | 107 |
| 1956 | 470 |
| 1957 | 72 |
| 1957 | 540 |
| 1958 | 96 |
| 1958 | 460 |
| 1959 | 72 |
| 1959 | 569 |
| 1960 | 104 |
| 1960 | 408 |
| 1961 | 101 |
| 1961 | 325 |
| 1962 | 122 |
| 1962 | 379 |
| 1963 | 95 |
| 1963 | 424 |
| 1964 | 98 |
| 1964 | 430 |
| 1965 | 54 |
| 1965 | 342 |
| 1966 | 87 |
| 1966 | 355 |
| 1967 | 248 |
| 1967 | 357 |
| 1968 | 307 |
| 1968 | 372 |
| 1969 | 359 |
| 1969 | 379 |
| 1970 | 459 |
| 1970 | 326 |
| 1971 | 529 |
| 1971 | 356 |
| 1972 | 495 |
| 1972 | 261 |
| 1973 | 600 |
| 1973 | 273 |
| 1974 | 749 |
| 1974 | 280 |
| 1975 | 887 |
| 1975 | 290 |
| 1976 | 772 |
| 1976 | 308 |
| 1977 | 741 |
| 1977 | 264 |
| 1978 | 619 |
| 1978 | 197 |
| 1979 | 463 |
| 1979 | 195 |
| 1980 | 327 |
| 1980 | 150 |
| 1981 | 231 |
| 1981 | 131 |
| 1982 | 231 |
| 1982 | 137 |
| 1983 | 180 |
| 1983 | 128 |
| 1984 | 186 |
| 1984 | 129 |
| 1985 | 176 |
| 1985 | 154 |
| 1986 | 127 |
| 1986 | 151 |
| 1987 | 137 |
| 1987 | 96 |
| 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 148 |
| 1989 | 91 |
| 1989 | 120 |
| 1990 | 36 |
| 1990 | 91 |
| 1991 | 97 |
| 1991 | 102 |
| 1992 | 71 |
| 1992 | 118 |
| 1993 | 56 |
| 1993 | 66 |
| 1994 | 77 |
| 1994 | 28 |
| 1995 | 48 |
| 1995 | 19 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1996 | 26 |
| 1997 | 15 |
| 1997 | 31 |
| 1998 | 10 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 |
| 2006 | 10 |