Unisex name · since 1904
Carle
462 babies named Carle in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 462
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carle is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 462 have been recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carle has been recorded 462 times among boys since 1904, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 1982.
- #8,263 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 462 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carle ranks #8,263 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 462 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,263 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 462
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carle's 462 recorded births place it above 81.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carle's SSA record in two at 1940 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1904, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–1982
- Peak year (1920)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Carle popularity over time - girls
144 total births recorded since 1940 (Carle as girls' name)
Carle by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Carle's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Carle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
46 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s
1930s
84 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
77 births
- 1960s
1960s
58 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (23% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carle's data
- Carle's decade-level peak was the 1920s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~78 yrs)
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, 1904–1982 (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 Carle 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.