Carrington
3 syllables
⚧ Unisex ◎ English ◈ 3 syllables
"From Carrington"

From English

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.

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Carrington at a glance
MeaningFrom Carrington
OriginEnglish
GenderUnisex
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 2
US Rank (today)#3994
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Why parents love Carrington
  • 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.
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The vibe of Carrington
marsh settlementOld EnglishDynastyCarringtonglamorousfamilyLeonorasurrealismimportantregal
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Origin & history of Carrington
Old English (marsh settlement) → Carrington
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English roots
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?
2000 peak 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 registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
197 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,055)
58 Avg. per year
(last decade)
580 Total registrations
last 10 years
4,457 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #3,994) Moderate
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Carrington
2
Life path number
The Peacemaker
Diplomacy, harmony and deep empathy.

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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Dynasty glamorous AND surrealism's important
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Leonora
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TV-family
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Regal-English
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Carr-Ington deep
C3
A1
R9
R9
I9
N5
G7
T2
O6
N5
Sum: 56 → Life path 2
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Personality of Carrington
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Peaceful
They bring calm to every room.
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Deeply loving
Their love runs deep and steady.
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Intuitive
They read people with extraordinary accuracy.
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Artistic soul
Beauty speaks to them powerfully.
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