Carrington is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carrington means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carrington across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carrington has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carrington is a unisex name of Old English origin meaning “town of the Carr family”. An English place name and surname used as a unisex given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,481 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carrington per year, United States (1913 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (275/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 1997 (3/yr).
Carrington is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #1,469 nationally (given to 275 babies that year).
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