Unisex name
Carey
127 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1996. Expression number: 7.
Origin
As a German surname, Americanized from Gehrig, Gehring. As a Welsh surname, variant of Carew. As an English surname, from placenames derived from Proto-Brythonic *karɨd (“to love”). As an Irish surname, from mac Fhiachra (“descendant of Fiachra”), from préachán (“crow”). Also as an Irish surname, from the root of the name Kerry.From Wiktionary, entry “Carey”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1996: 15 births. 127 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s. It is given to girls (61%) as well as boys (39%). Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1975: 1,058 births. 29,621 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It is given to girls (43%) as well as boys (57%). It really came into use around 1884. It is still given: 82 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 1 + 9 + 5 + 7 = 25 → 7
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
1 + 5 = 6
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
3 + 9 + 7 = 19 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 1 · initiative, independence, beginnings
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.