Carrick: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Carrick is an Irish boy's name meaning “rock.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- Rock
- Gender
- Boy
- English forms
- Craig
How do you pronounce Carrick?
Carrick is pronounced KAR-ik. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first. Other spellings: Carrig.
What does Carrick mean?
Carrick comes from the Irish carraig, “rock.” It is best known as a place-name element, as in Carrickfergus (Carraig Fhearghais, “Fergus’s rock”) and Carrick-on-Suir (Carraig na Siúire). Carrick is also a district of Ayrshire in Scotland, named from the same Gaelic word; Robert the Bruce was Earl of Carrick before he became King of Scots.
As a first name Carrick is a transferred use of the surname, and it is rare. Craig, sometimes given as an English equivalent, is a separate name from the Scottish Gaelic creag, “crag, rock,” so the two share a meaning rather than an origin.
Sources: Ó Dónaill's Irish dictionary (teanglann.ie), logainm.ie, Wikipedia, Behind the Name.
How popular is Carrick in Ireland?
Carrick is rare in Ireland. Since 1964, fewer than three baby boys a year have been registered with the name, so it doesn't appear in the Central Statistics Office's baby name tables.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies’ Names 2025 and its boys' names table.
Carrick in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Carrick, letter by letter.
- CColl, hazel
- AAilm, pine
- RRuis, elder
- RRuis, elder
- IIodhadh, yew
- CColl, hazel
- CColl, hazel
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Names that go with Carrick
Questions about Carrick
- How do you pronounce Carrick?
- Carrick is pronounced KAR-ik. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Carrick mean?
- Carrick means “rock.”
- Is Carrick a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Carrick is a boy's name.
- What is Carrick in English?
- The English form of Carrick is Craig.
- Is Carrick a rare name?
- Yes. Fewer than three boys a year are registered as Carrick in Ireland, too few to appear in the Central Statistics Office's tables.