Carlisle
Carlisle was the 3256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 623rd; the most babies were born in 2012 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Carlisle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,256 boys, down 320 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- 24% girls, 76% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201247 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,329babies recorded
Carlisle popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,256 | #3,256 | 9 | 36 |
| 2020 | #6,987 | #2,936 | 16 | 40 |
| 2010 | #6,224 | #2,879 | 21 | 41 |
| 2000 | #7,241 | #9,254 | 14 | 6 |
| 1990 | #6,930 | #4,707 | 12 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | #5,004 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,310 | — | 9 |
| 1960 | — | #4,111 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | #1,827 | — | 17 |
| 1940 | — | #2,346 | — | 10 |
| 1930 | — | #1,831 | — | 17 |
| 1920 | — | #1,352 | — | 29 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | #903 | — | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Carlisle, counting every spelling?
Carlisle is the most common spelling of a name family that had 56 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 56 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 36 | #3,256 | 186 |
| Carlyle | 20 | #4,888 | 90 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Carlisle?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Carlisle (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Carlisle born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Carlisle.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Carlisle?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Carlisle are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 8 and 50. That makes Carlisle mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Carlisle by state
How common Carlisle was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Carlisle: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlisle, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Carlisle
How popular is the name Carlisle?
Carlisle was the 3256th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 623rd; the most babies were born in 2012 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Carlisle in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Carlisle a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 24% girls, 76% boys given the name Carlisle in the US.
Where is Carlisle most popular?
In 2021–2025, Carlisle was most common in Tennessee (0.03 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Texas.