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One of my best friends has a sister named Carey, so I can definitely associate it with a girl. (She pronounces it like Carrie, though.)

There used to be an Irish runner called Carey May; I can't remember how she said it though - I think commentators called her Carrie.

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The girl in the books which the film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" is based on was called Carey, according to Wikipedia, and Carrie in the film.

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I see Carey as a boy's name(Care-ee). Incidentally I say Carrie as Carr-ee and Kerry as Kerr-ee.

I'm fairly sure the girl in that film is called Carrie. Perhaps it was the narrator's accent. Carey was definitely not a girl's name (or a boy's) in wartime England.

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I really like Carey for a girl.

I like it on a girl. For me, it has historical connotations because it was the surname of Anne Boleyn's sister when she married William Carey (Mary Carey - it's a bit rhymy!) and I'm fascinated by that time. I can see that Cary would look more masculine (as in Cary Grant) and I'd pronounce that the same as Carrie. I think Carey is very usuable on a girl. In fact, I might also add it to my PNL.

Carrie is a female name. Though it might be too closely tied to the horror film for much real life usage. But it could be a NN for a lot of names.

Eh...(m) + EDIT: pronunciation

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Usable to me, especially since it sounds just like Carrie. Different spelling (more masculine and perhaps derived from a family surname), but not kre8tive or bothersome to me. It's not a style of name I'd use, but I don't mind it on either gender. It's entirely unisex to me.

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Re: Care-ry not Carrie
Where I live, Carey, Cary, Kerry, and Carrie all have the same pronunciation. I live in the midwestern US, so it may vary for you, but they're the same pronunciation.

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Additionally, in the movie, she's billed as Carrie.

This message was edited 7/18/2008, 7:29 AM

Carrie is always female to me (the character is a Carrie), and Cary is always male (like Cary Grant). So the sound of the name doesn't make me think either one; I like each. Carey looks like a surname, so I prefer it on men.

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I wonder now if the reason Carrie was one of my favorite names as a child, was because of Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Probably! I just never recalled it.

One of my best friend's is named Carrie, so I automatically associate it with girls. However I grew up with a guy named Kerry, so I could go either way. I guess for me it's all about the spelling. I find Carrie to be feminine, but Carey / Kerry / Carry to be masculine.