Girls' name · since 1976

Carise

Carise has 15 recorded births since 1976 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1976 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#49,530 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade

15 girls have been named Carise since 1976, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carise has been recorded 15 times among girls since 1976, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1989.

  • #49,530 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 15 born since 1976
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carise ranks #49,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1976, peaking in the 1980s.

#49,530 of 72,339
all-time among girls
15
born since 1976
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Carise's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Carise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Carise's full recorded timeline at 1988, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births.

Carise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1976)
5
Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
5 197619881989 5

Carise by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).

1980s was Carise's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Carise births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carise?
Carise has been given to 15 babies in the U.S. since 1976, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #49,530 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 5 babies were born in 1976, its single highest year.
Where does Carise sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carise ranks #49,530 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Carise most popular?
Carise was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Carise been used?
Carise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 14 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Carise?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Carise: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carise draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.