Carrington Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

About Carrington

Carrington is much more popular as a last name than a first, but it's one of those surnames we could see making the leap into first name territory. A few minor historical figures have carried the name, including Carrington T. Marshall, a judge at the Nuremberg Trials, and Carrington "C.B." Williams, an ecologist known for his studies on insect migration.

Carrington for girls#6592 US

This habitational surname works as a modern way to honor a Carrie, Carolyn, or Caroline.

Actress Beverly Garland had a daughter named Carrington.

Pronounced KAIR-ing-tun.

As of October 2026, Carrington ranked #6876 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1298 in 1990.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history

US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025

Boys #4,731

Girls #4,770

20142025

18802025

Data table

Year	US rank · boys	Births · boys	US rank · girls	Births · girls
2014	#3,805	27	#2,240	84
2015	#4,192	24	#2,529	71
2016	#4,007	26	#2,835	60
2017	#4,492	22	#3,154	51
2018	—	0	#4,088	35
2019	—	0	#3,286	48
2020	—	0	#4,096	34
2021	#4,655	21	#4,531	30
2022	#4,731	21	—	0
2023	—	0	#4,770	28
2024	—	0	—	0
2025	—	0	—	0