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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Carlye

Carlye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1970th; the most babies were born in 1996 (52). More babies were named Carlye in the 1990s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
199652 babies
Total since 1880
1,066babies recorded

Carlye popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#12,5028
2000#5,17822
1990#3,44431
1980#4,35017
1970——
1960#5,7816
1950#4,3697
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Carlye, counting every spelling?

Carlye has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Carlye?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Carlye are alive today, with a median age of 34; half are between 28 and 44. That makes Carlye mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Carlye by state

How common Carlye was among girls born in each state in 1994–1998, around its peak. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesMO0.03Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Carlye, girls, 1994–1998. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Carlye: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Carlye, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Carlye

How popular is the name Carlye?

Carlye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1976, when it ranked 1970th; the most babies were born in 1996 (52). More babies were named Carlye in the 1990s than in any other decade.

Is Carlye a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,066 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Carlye most popular?

In 1994–1998, Carlye was most common in Missouri (0.03 per 1,000 girls).