Carrie vs Dawn
Carrie and Dawncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Carrie was ranked #265 and Dawn #384 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Carrie was ranked #898 and Dawn #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carrie was ranked #4192 and Dawn #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Carrie and Dawn over time
Carrie and Dawn appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Dawn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carrie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carrie and Dawn changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2024, ending at #898 and #736.
- Longest-running competitions
Carrie and Dawn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 44 years, from 1976 to 2024, ending at #898 and #736.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carrie #353 in 1996, Dawn #620 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1976–2024
Carrie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Dawn in 27.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #170 in 1991, Dawn #118 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carrie #898, Dawn #736.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carrie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dawn in 2.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #353 in 1996, Dawn #620 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Dawn moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2341 and #3961; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #3970.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carrie #4192, Dawn #3318.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Carrie | Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carrie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Dawn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #360 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dawn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls