Carey Meaning

What does Carey mean?

The name Carey is of Irish origin.

The meaning of Carey is "descendant of ciardha".

Carey is generally used as a girl's name.

It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ca-rey.

The Given Name Carey

Delightful and unique, it is a name considered by many parents.

A name fit for a child full of adventure and distinction, a little adventurer.

A luminous name that will be adored by parents.

Carey Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 10,661 in baby name popularity for girls with 9 occurrences. It ranked 4,476 in baby name popularity for boys with 22 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 9,413 in baby name popularity for girls with 11 occurrences. It ranked 4,610 in baby name popularity for boys with 21 occurrences.

View the Carey Name Popularity Page to see how the popularity trend for Carey has changed since 1880, or to compare the popularity of Carey to other names.

Carey Related Names

Variants of the name Carey include Cary.

Famous Careys

Carey Numerology

What will your new littleCarey be like?

It may all be in the numbers.

The numbers that make up your child's name.

Numerology may give you some insight.

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Carey Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Carey in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Carey.

Just for fun, see the name Carey in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Carey in Nautical Flags page.