Carnie*

#14,936 most common boys' name of all time · #38,739 across all names · 80% male / 20% female · used 1915–1978 · notable crossover

Rank among boys

#14,936

Rank overall

#38,739 of 105,966

First appeared

1915

Years on the list

15 of 146

All-time

112

Since 2016

Peak year

1920 #2,589

Best rank

#2,589 1920

Girls Boys peak 12/yr

Carnie first appears in 1915. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
1978	6	—	6	—
1973	5	—	5	—
1939	—	5	5	#3,767
1935	—	6	6	#3,515
1934	—	8	8	#2,929
1929	5	—	5	—
1927	—	7	7	#3,663
1925	—	6	6	#3,996
1924	—	12	12	#2,622
1922	—	5	5	#4,576
1921	—	9	9	#3,162
1920	—	12	12	#2,589
1919	6	5	11	#4,461
1916	—	8	8	#3,132
1915	—	7	7	#3,326