Carey Forename
17,600th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,051 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands
Carey Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] fortress: beloved; dear.
Carey Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 53% | 40,940 | 1:8,855 | 1,006 |
| Canada | 54% | 5,340 | 1:6,205 | 890 |
| England | 80% | 1,691 | 1:32,882 | 1,793 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,270 | 1:3,572 | 583 |
| South Africa | 93% | 989 | 1:55,139 | 5,511 |
| Kenya | 38% | 535 | 1:86,555 | 4,836 |
| Australia | - | 512 | 1:26,675 | 1,672 |
| Jamaica | - | 318 | 1:9,067 | 1,083 |
| China | - | 194 | 1:7,041,525 | 59,360 |
| Philippines | 65% | 119 | 1:890,836 | 25,119 |
| Wales | 69% | 113 | 1:27,383 | 1,301 |
| Scotland | 84% | 108 | 1:49,540 | 1,569 |
| Malaysia | 62% | 68 | 1:447,793 | 20,200 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 64 | 1:264,095 | 8,747 |
| Ireland | 52% | 63 | 1:73,707 | 2,074 |
| Hong Kong | - | 58 | 1:133,668 | 2,996 |
| Bahamas | - | 52 | 1:7,680 | 1,037 |
| Thailand | 83% | 48 | 1:1,459,704 | 46,344 |
| Guyana | 100% | 44 | 1:17,347 | 2,240 |
| India | 98% | 37 | 1:32,834,540 | 652,791 |
| Brazil | 100% | 36 | 1:5,951,004 | 87,869 |
| Kuwait | - | 28 | 1:135,188 | 8,745 |
| Germany | 97% | 24 | 1:4,028,245 | 17,729 |
| Liberia | 100% | 24 | 1:183,836 | 6,655 |
| Singapore | 67% | 24 | 1:261,961 | 9,116 |
| DR Congo | 67% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 20 | 1:3,065 | 627 |
| Greece | 100% | 20 | 1:546,727 | 7,050 |
| Zimbabwe | 75% | 20 | 1:771,191 | 29,892 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 16 | 1:11,097,772 | 123,439 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 16 | 1:6,859 | 1,021 |
| Estonia | - | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Indonesia | - | 14 | 1:18,425,976 | 483,081 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 13 | 1:104,725 | 7,155 |
| France | - | 12 | 1:5,539,195 | 21,553 |
| Northern Ireland | 84% | 11 | 1:167,559 | 1,705 |
| Russia | 67% | 11 | 1:13,112,155 | 45,377 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Mexico | 75% | 9 | 1:13,793,825 | 37,132 |
| Qatar | 100% | 8 | 1:296,201 | 31,456 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 7 | 1:4,958 | 978 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 6 | 1:9,144 | 1,176 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 6 | 1:1,368,916 | 14,223 |
| Italy | 82% | 5 | 1:12,212,418 | 34,417 |
| Norway | 100% | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Libya | - | 4 | 1:1,555,327 | 1,779 |
| Papua New Guinea | 50% | 4 | 1:2,038,078 | 115,092 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Sweden | 67% | 4 | 1:2,464,477 | 34,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Costa Rica | - | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Denmark | - | 3 | 1:1,883,166 | 17,701 |
| Peru | 67% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Venezuela | - | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:15,625 | 1,557 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Czechia | 100% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Grenada | 100% | 2 | 1:54,062 | 3,078 |
| Pakistan | - | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 2 | 1:88,908 | 5,280 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Turkey | 100% | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Zambia | - | 2 | 1:7,927,397 | 45,785 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Cameroon | - | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Gibraltar | - | 1 | 1:34,138 | 985 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nauru | 100% | 1 | 1:11,927 | 903 |
| Nepal | 100% | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Carey (126,289) may also be a surname.
Carey Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: [Dweller at the] fortress: beloved; dear.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Carey Forename Popularity
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in Ireland
Sample size: 19 (1901)
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