US rank #1678 Girls' name Peak 2009 12,876 births

Carlee — #1678 US girls' name

12,876 babies named Carlee in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1678
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 90% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Carlee was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

464 babies were named Carlee in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlee

The Social Security Administration has registered 12,876 babies named Carlee between 1902 and 2024, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlee currently holds the #1678 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 464 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlee performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 4,214 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Carlee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 915 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Carlee in 41 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 12,876 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carlee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

12,876

Since 1902

123 years of records

Peak year

2009

464 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,678

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1902

Recorded for 123 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carlee popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1902

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
464
Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
-2000200400600 202420091994197919641948193319181902 5

Carlee popularity over time — boys

308 total births recorded since 1912 (Carlee as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 308 births
05101520 20081961195019421935192919221912 7

Carlee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
4,214 births that decade — 33% of Carlee's all-time total
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Carlee by state

Where Carlee concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Carlee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
915 7.1%
#2 California
773 6.0%
#3 Ohio
637 4.9%
#4 Florida
548 4.3%
#5 Pennsylvania
522 4.1%
#6 Georgia
445 3.5%
#7 Tennessee
428 3.3%
#8 Michigan
425 3.3%
Texas share of Carlee's total US births 7.1%
Even split

915 of 12,876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.

Carlee appears in 41 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlee?
12,876 babies have been named Carlee since 1902. It currently ranks #1678 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 464 births.
When was Carlee most popular?
Carlee was most popular in the 2000s decade with 4,214 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Carlee most popular?
The top states for the name Carlee are Texas (915 births), California (773 births), Ohio (637 births).
How long has the name Carlee been used?
Carlee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 123 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carlee?
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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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1902–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.