Carrie (name)

Last updated February 14, 2025

Carrie is a female given name in English speaking countries, usually a pet form of Caroline or Carolyn. Other spellings include Cari, Kari, Karie, Kerry, Carri, Karri, Kerrie, Kerri, Keri, Cerry, and Karrie, as well as various other spellings. Related names may include Carol, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolyne, or Carolynne.

Given name

Carrie A. Buck (born 1971), American educator and politician
Carrie A. Tuggle (1858–1924), American educator, philanthropist, and social activist
Carrie Acheson (1934–2023), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
Carrie Adeline Barbour (1861–1942), American paleontologist, educator, assistant curator, and assistant professor
Carrie Adell Strahorn (1854–1925), American explorer and pioneer
Carrie Akre (born 1966), American musician who worked with bands Hammerbox and Goodness (band)
Carrie Allen McCray (1913–2008), African-American writer
Carrie Ann Baade (born 1974), American painter
Carrie Ann Inaba (born 1968), American dancer, choreographer, television dance competition judge, actress, game show host, and singer
Carrie Ann Lucas (1971–2019), American lawyer, disability rights advocate, and activist
Carrie-Ann McLaren, Canadian candidate in the Green Party 2008 Canadian federal election
Carrie Ann Rois, American victim of convicted serial killer Gary Ridgway
Carrie-Anne Moss (born 1967), Canadian actress
Carrie Anne Philbin, English author and teacher of computer science
Carrie Asai, American author of Samurai Girl (book series)
Carrie Astor Wilson (1861–1948), American heiress and social leader
Carrie Austin (born 1949), American politician
Carrie B. Grover (1879–1959), Canadian folk singer, fiddler, and folk song collector
Carrie B. Wilson Adams (1858/1859-1940), American choral conductor, composer, and pianist
Carrie Babcock Sherman (1856–1931), American wife of U.S. Vice President James S. Sherman
Carrie Baird, American chef and businesswoman
Carrie Barefoot Dickerson (1917–2006), American activist
Carrie Barth, American politician
Carrie Barton (born 1976), American synchronized swimmer
Carrie Bearden, American psychologist and academic
Carrie Bebris, American author, journalist, and novelist
Carrie Berk (born 2002), American writer, blogger, activist, and actress
Carrie Best (1903–2001), Canadian journalist and social activist
Carrie Bethel (1898–1974), Native American basket weaver
Carrie Bickmore (born 1980), Australian talk show host and television- and radio presenter
Carrie Black, several people
Carrie Bowman (1887–1971), American stage actress
Carrie Borzillo (born 1970), American music- and entertainment journalist and author
Carrie Bradley, American violinist and vocalist
Carrie Brown, several people
Carrie Brownstein (born 1974), American musician, writer, actress, and comedian
Carrie Buck (1906–1983), American eugenic
Carrie Burpee Shaw (1850–1946), American composer, music educator, and pianist
Carrie Butler, American former member of indie rock band Eagle Seagull
Carrie C. Holly (1866–1943), American politician
Carrie Cabelka, American political advisor
Carrie Campbell Severino (born 1976/1977), American lawyer and political activist
Carrie Carlton (1834–1868), American poet, writer, journalist
Carrie Chapman Catt (1859–1947), American women's suffrage leader
Carrie Chase Davis (1863–1953), American physician and suffragist
Carrie Clark Ward (1862–1926), American silent film actress
Carrie Coon (born 1981), American actress
Carrie Cornplanter (1887–1918), Native American artist
Carrie Coyner, American politician
Carrie Cracknell (born 1980), British theater director
Carrie Crowley (born 1964), Irish actress, Gaeilgeoir, and former radio- and television presenter
Carrie Cunningham (born 1972), American former professional tennis player
Carrie Cutter (1840–1862), American nurse
Carrie Daniels, several people
Carrie Daumery (1863–1938), Dutch-born American film actress
Carrie Davis (born 1976), British sports TV broadcaster
Carrie De Mar (1875/1876-1963), American actress, singer, and vaudevillian
Carrie Delahunt (born 1981), Canadian curler
Carrie DelRosso (born c. 1976), American politician and businesswoman
Carrie Derick (1862–1941), Canadian botanist, geneticist, professor, and founder of McGill University's genetics department
Carrie Dew (born 1986), American former WPS player
Carrie Diaz Eaton (born 1981), American associate professor of digital and computational studies
Carrie Dimoff (born 1983), American athlete
Carrie Dobro (born 1957), American actress
Carrie Dodd (born 1974), American professional beach volleyball player
Carrie Donovan (1928–2001), American fashion editor
Carrie E. Bullock (c. 1887 –1962), American nurse
Carrie Elkin (born 1973), American folk/country singer and musician
Carrie Englert (born 1957), American gymnast and Olympic competitor
Carrie Enwright, American 1963 Playboy model
Carrie Etter (born 1969), American poet
Carrie Everson (1842–1914), American metallurgist and inventor who patented processes for extracting metals from ore
Carrie Farnsworth Fowle (1854–1917), Turkish-born American missionary
Carrie Figdor, American associate professor of philosophy
Carrie Finlay, Canadian actress
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016), American actress, writer, producer, and humorist
Carrie Fleming (born 1957), American former professional tennis player
Carrie Flemmer (born 1967), Canadian softball player
Carrie Fountain, American poet and writer of young adult fiction
Carrie Fulton Phillips (1873–1960), American mistress of U.S. President Warren G. Harding
Carrie G. Stevens (1882–1970), American fly fisher and fly lure tier
Carrie Genzel (born 1971), Canadian actress, producer, and writer
Carrie Gerlach Cecil, American writer, television show producer, public speaker, and businesswoman
Carrie Goldberg (born 1976/1977), American lawyer
Carrie Gracie (born 1962), Scottish journalist and newsreader
Carrie Graf (born 1967), Australian WNBL- and WNBA coach and former player
Carrie Grant (born 1965), English vocal coach, television presenter, and session singer
Carrie H. Thomas (died 1930), African-American physician
Carrie Hall (1874–1963), American nurse
Carrie Hamblen, American politician and former broadcast journalist
Carrie Hamilton (1963–2002), American actress, singer, and playwright
Carrie Hawks, American director, artist, animator, and designer
Carrie Hessler-Radelet, American former Peace Corps director
Carrie Hope Fletcher (born 1992), English actress, singer-songwriter, author, and Internet personality
Carrie Hott, American interdisciplinary artist, researcher, and educator
Carrie Howe (born 1981), American sailor
Carrie Hudek Chiuso, American victim in the Lane Bryant shooting
Carrie Ichikawa Jenkins, Canadian philosopher and professor
Carrie Imler, American ballet dancer
Carrie Ingalls (1870–1946), sister of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Carrie Isaac, American politician
Carrie Jacobs-Bond (1862–1946), American singer, pianist, and songwriter
Carrie Jane Sutton Brooks (1899–1964), African-American pioneering medical doctor and surgeon
Carrie Jean Yazel, American actress and 1991 Playboy model
Carrie Jenkins Harris, several people
Carrie Johnson (disambiguation), several people
Carrie Johnston, American voice actor and writer
Carrie Jones, several people
Carrie Judd Montgomery (1858–1946), American editor, philanthropist, preacher, faith healer, evangelist, radical evangelical, and writer
Carrie Kabak, English-born American author and production designer
Carrie Keagan (born 1980), American television personality, actress, writer, and producer
Carrie Kei Heim (born 1973), American lawyer, writer, and former child actress
Carrie Kemper (born 1984), American television writer
Carrie Keranen, American voice actress, production manager, producer, and voice director
Carrie Kirkman (born 1962/1963), Australian-born Canadian business executive
Carrie Koelker (born 1970), American politician
Carrie Kveton (born 1980), American soccer player
Carrie L. Byington, Mexican-American clinician and pediatric infectious disease specialist
Carrie L. Hoyt (1866–1950), American lawyer, politician, and mayor
Carrie L. Partch (born 1973), American protein biochemist and circadian biologist
Carrie Lam (born 1957), Hong Kong government administrator and current chief executive
Carrie Lam (actress) (born 1980), Hong Kong television presenter and actress
Carrie Langston Hughes (1873–1938), American writer, actress, and mother to poet, playwright, and social activist Langston Hughes
Carrie Lawrence (born 1997), American NWSL player
Carrie Lazenby (1882–1996), American supercentenarian
Carrie Lee, American Miss Minnesota USA contestant in 2005
Carrie Lee Jenkins, Canadian criminal on Masterminds (Canadian TV series)
Carrie Lee Riggins, American ballerina, actress, and contestant on Worst Cooks in America
Carrie Lee Sze Kei (born 1985), Malaysian actress, model, and businesswoman
Carrie Lester (born 1981), Australian triathlete
Carrie Lightbound (born 1979), Canadian sprint kayaker
Carrie Lingo (born 1979), American field hockey player
Carrie Longton (born 1965), British technology company founder and former television producer
Carrie Lougee Broughton (1879–1957), American librarian
Carrie Lucas (born 1945), American R&B singer
Carrie Lukas (born 1973), American political writer
Carrie-Lynn Cohen (born 1967), Canadian former professional tennis player
Carrie-Lynn Neales, Canadian television-, film-, and stage actress and writer
Carrie M. McLain (1895–1973), American writer
Carrie M. Shoaff (1849–1939), American artist, author, potter, playwright, and correspondent
Carrie Mac (born 1975), Canadian author
Carrie MacEwen (born 1958), British ophthalmology consultant
Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), American photographer and artist
Carrie Manfrino (born 1959), American oceanographer
Carrie Manolakos (born 1984), American singer-songwriter and musical theater actress
Carrie Marcus Neiman (1883–1953), American businesswoman and one of the cofounders of Neiman Marcus
Carrie McCabe, American investor, business builder, and chief executive
Carrie McLaren, American founder of non-profit magazine Stay Free!
Carrie McNinch, American past member of gothic rock duo Geko
Carrie Meek (1926–2021), American politician
Carrie Melbourne, English former member of rock band Babylon Zoo
Carrie Menkel-Meadow (born 1949), American lawyer and scholar of dispute resolution
Carrie Messner (born 1977), American long-distance runner
Carrie Meyer (born 1955), American former professional tennis player
Carrie Moore (1882–1956), Australian actress
Carrie Moore (basketball) (born 1985), American former basketball player and current head coach
Carrie Moore (soccer) (born 1978), American retired soccer player
Carrie Morgridge (born 1967), American philanthropist and author
Carrie Morrison (1888–1950), English lawyer and solicitor
Carrie Moyer (born 1960), American painter and writer
Carrie Munn (1898–1984), American fashion designer
Carrie N. Baker, American lawyer and professor
Carrie Nahabedian (born 1958), American chef
Carrie Nation (1846–1911), American temperance advocate
Carrie Neely (1877/1878-1938), American tennis player
Carrie Newcomer, American singer, songwriter, and author
Carrie Ng (born 1963), Hong Kong actress
Carrie Nugent (born 1984), American assistant professor of computational physics and planetary science
Carrie Nuttall, American former wife of musician Neil Peart
Carrie Nye (1936–2006), American stage- and film actress
Carrie Obendorfer Simon (1872–1961), Jewish-American communal leader
Carrie Oeding (born 1978), American poet
Carrie Olver (born 1967), Canadian TV personality
Carrie Perrodo (born 1950/1951), Hong Kong-born French billionaire heiress and businesswoman
Carrie Prejean (born 1987), American model and former beauty pageant titleholder
Carrie Preston (born 1967), American actress, producer, and director
Carrie Pringle (1859–1930), Austrian-born British soprano singer
Carrie Quigley (born 1970), Australian sport shooter
Carrie Quinlan, British actress, comedy writer, and journalist
Carrie Radison, American 1957 Playboy model
Carrie B. Raymond, American musician and educator
Carrie Rebora Barratt (born 1960), American art historian
Carrie Reichardt, English contemporary artist
Carrie Renfrew (c. 1858 –1948), American writer
Carrie Rentschler, Canadian scholar of feminist media studies and associate professor
Carrie Reynolds (19th- to early 20th century), American stage actress
Carrie Rheingans, American politician from Michigan
Carrie Ricci, American attorney and retired army lieutenant colonel
Carrie Richerson (1952–2019), American science fiction fan, writer, and bookseller
Carrie Rickey (born 1952), American feminist and art- and film critic
Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
Carrie Rose (born 1993), British entrepreneur
Carrie Rozelle (1937–2007), Canadian-born American disabilities activist
Carrie Rugh (born c. 1961), American former competitive figure skater
Carrie Russell (born 1990), Jamaican track and field sprinter and bobsledder
Carrie Ruud (born 1952), American politician
Carrie Savage (born 1980), American theater-, film-, TV-, and voice actress
Carrie Saxon Perry (1931–2018), American politician
Carrie Schneider (born 1979), American visual artist
Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, American Episcopal bishop
Carrie Schopf (born 1957), American-born Armenian dressage rider
Carrie Schreiner (born 1998), German racing driver
Carrie Scott (born 1979), American/English curator, director, TV presenter, and art writer
Carrie Semmelroth, American politician and academic
Carrie Serwetnyk (born 1965), Canadian former soccer player
Carrie Sheads, American Civil War nurse and educator
Carrie Sheffield, American columnist, broadcaster, and policy analyst
Carrie Sheinberg (born 1972), American former alpine skier
Carrie Bell Sinclair (1839–1883), American poet
Carrie Smith (1925–2012), American blues and jazz singer
Carrie Smith (sailor) (born 1995), Australian sportswoman and competitive sailor
Carrie Snodgress (1945–2004), American actress
Carrie Snow (born 1953), American stand-up comedian, writer, author, and host
Carrie Snowden (died 1948), American switchboard operator
Carrie Snyder, Canadian writer
Carrie Southworth (born 1990), American actress, model, and businesswoman
Carrie Staley (English footballer), English former footballer
Carrie Steele Logan (c. 1829 –1900), American philanthropist
Carrie Steinseifer (born 1968), American former competition swimmer and Olympian
Carrie Stevens (born 1969), American model, actress, and entrepreneur
Carrie Stevens Walter (1846–1907), American educator and poet
Carrie Stroup (born 1982), American fashion model, TV host, and beauty pageant titleholder
Carrie Sweetser (1863–1952), American watercolorist and amateur botanist
Carrie Swidecki, American teacher and dance game world record holder
Carrie Tan (born 1982), Singaporean politician
Carrie Tergin (born 1972), American former politician
Carrie Thomas Alexander-Bahrenberg (1861–1929), American civic and political activist
Carrie Thomas Jordan (1870–1968), American educator and civil rights activist
Carrie Tiffany (born 1965), English-born Australian novelist and former park ranger
Carrie Tollefson (born 1977), American former middle-distance runner
Carrie Tolstedt, American banking executive
Carrie Tubb (1876–1976), English soprano and music teacher
Carrie Turner, several people
Carrie Underwood (born 1983), American country music singer, songwriter, and actress
Carrie Vaughn (born 1973), American writer
Carrie W. Colburn (c. 1859 –1932), American theater- and silent film actress and playwright
Carrie Walton Penner (born 1970), American granddaughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton
Carrie Ward, several people
Carrie Wassenaar, American producer of What If...? (TV series)
Carrie Watson Fleming (1844–1931), American wife of politician Aretas B. Fleming
Carrie Weaver, American author of contemporary romance novels
Carrie Westcott, American 1993 Playboy model
Carrie Westlake Whitney (1854–1934), American librarian
Carrie White (disambiguation), several people
Carrie Williams (c. 1866 –1930), African-American educator
Carrie Williams Clifford (1862–1934), American author and activist
Carrie Willmott (born 1975), British swimmer
Carrie Woerner (born 1962), American politician
Carrie Wolf, American former air force officer and judge advocate
Carrie Wolinetz, American biologist
Carrie Wong (born 1994), Singaporean actress
Carrie Worthley (born 1983), Australian netball player
Carrie Yau (born 1955), Hong Kong former government official

Surname

Alex Carrie, Scottish footballer
Colin Carrie (born 1962), Canadian politician and Member of Parliament
T. J. Carrie (born 1990), American National Football League player

Fictional characters

Carrie, in the animated series The Ridonculous Race
Carrie, in the comic book series Nemesis: Reloaded
Carrie Allen, in the TV series Tru Calling , played by Liz Vassey
Carrie Bendis, in the American TV drama 24 , played by Danielle Burgio
Carrie Black (OITNB), in Orange Is the New Black , played by Lea DeLaria
Carrie Bradshaw, in the HBO sitcom Sex and the City , The CW series The Carrie Diaries , and Max series And Just Like That... played by Sarah Jessica Parker and AnnaSophia Robb
Carrie Brady, in the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives , played by Andrea Barber, Christie Clark, and Tracy Middendorf
Carrie Burton, in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street , played by Lisa Crittenden
Carrie Clark, in the Australian soap opera Neighbours , played by Vanessa Rossini
Cupid (DC Comics), or "Carrie Cutter", in Arrow (TV series) , played by Amy Gumenick
Carrie Dunlop, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders , played by Nicola Wainwight
Carrie Fernandez, in the 1999 video game Castlevania 64
Carrie Heffernan, from the American sitcom The King of Queens , played by Leah Remini
Carrie Kelley, in Frank Miller's graphic novels Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and its sequel Batman: The Dark Knight Strikes Again
Carrie Krueger, in The Amazing World of Gumball
Carrie Mark, in the web series Petscop
Carrie Mathison, in the American political TV show Homeland , played by Claire Danes
Carrie Miller, in the teen drama TV series Whistler , played by Amanda Crew
Carrie Murtaugh, in the 1987 American buddy cop action movie Lethal Weapon , played by Ebonie Smith
Carrie Nicholls, in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale , played by Linda Lusardi
Carrie Owen, in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , played by Jaq Croft
Carrie Sharples, in the TV series Alice , played by Martha Raye
Carrie Swann, in the soap opera EastEnders , played by Holly Atkins
Carrie Turner (character), in the American TV drama 24 , played by Lourdes Benedicto
Carrie Wade, in the British medical soap opera Doctors , played by Sarah Ovens
Carrie White, title character and protagonist of Stephen King's novel Carrie
Carrie Wilson, in Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms

Carrie (name)

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Fictional characters

See also