Carrington means from the marsh settlement — from the Old English. Dynasty's Carrington IS TV's most glamorous family. Leonora Carrington IS surrealism's most important female artist. Three syllables of TV's-most-glamorous, surrealism's-most-important, and Old English marsh-settlement.
Dynasty's Carrington IS TV's most glamorous family.Leonora IS surrealism's most important female.Three syllables with a regal, English sound: KAIR-ing-ton.Carr and Ington are both embedded.The most glamorously artistic name.
Carrington IS Dynasty's most glamorous family. Leonora IS surrealism's most important female artist.
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First recorded
Earliest known use: Old English; Dynasty (1981); Leonora Carrington (1917–2011).
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Today
Carrington remains a beloved choice, ranking #3994 in the US. 4,457 babies have been named Carrington since 1913.
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How popular is Carrington?
2000peak year
The name Carrington reached its peak in 2000, with 197 registrations (ranked #1055). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1913. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #3994) today, averaging about 58 new babies per year. Carrington has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 4,457 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
Carrington's Life Path 8 is the achiever's number — glamorous achievement. People named Carrington tend to be regal, glamorous, and gifted at Dynasty AND surrealism's most important.
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