Carrington · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 81 recorded years as a table

Carrington, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1913	16
1916	7
1917	8
1919	5
1920	5
1921	5
1922	7
1923	5
1925	4
1926	7
1928	7
1936	6
1937	5
1938	9
1939	10
1940	4
1941	4
1944	5
1946	4
1947	3
1948	4
1950	6
1953	4
1954	3
1957	2
1958	2
1959	4
1961	2
1963	6
1964	3
1968	3
1969	5
1970	3
1971	6
1974	3
1980	5
1981	6
1982	10
1983	8
1984	5
1985	14
1986	24
1987	24
1988	22
1989	31
1990	36
1991	29
1992	32
1993	29
1994	26
1995	25
1996	26
1997	23
1998	21
1999	46
2000	40
2001	30
2002	23
2003	16
2004	14
2005	17
2006	18
2007	16
2008	14
2009	11
2010	13
2011	15
2012	19
2013	14
2014	14
2015	13
2016	14
2017	12
2018	8
2019	7
2020	9
2021	12
2022	12
2023	6
2024	6
2025	7

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Carrington isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 12
Rank in 2025: #6,803
How rare: 1 in 142,339 boys
Since 1913: 1,818

Most popular in 1999, at 46 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 44% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.