At a Glance: Name: Carey – Origin: English/Irish/Welsh (surname) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: KAIR-ee
Carey is an English/Irish/Welsh (surname) unisex name. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Carey
Origin: English/Irish/Welsh (surname).
A common claim: Dark one, or descendant of the dark one; also said to mean 'castle dweller.' Actually: None of Carey's documented surname origins point to 'dark' or 'castle' — those glosses don't match the actual sources of this name.
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Carey
Phonetic: KAIR-ee IPA: /ˈkɛər.i/
Popularity of Carey
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2024.
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