Girls' name · since 1957
Carli
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 8,967 babies named Carli, peaking in 1996. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,967
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carli currently ranks #3403 among girls' names in America, with 8,967 babies recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Carli recorded 8,967 times among girls since 1957, holding rank #3403 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #1,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,403 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 8,967 born since 1957
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carli ranks #1,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,403 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 8,967 born since 1957, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,403 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,967
- born since 1957
- 1990s
- peak decade
Carli's 8,967 recorded births place it above 97.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Carli compares
8,967 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carli's all-time total is 24x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 365 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carli splits its recorded history at 1998: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1996 peak of 365 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carli popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (1996)
- 365
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Carli popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1994 (Carli as boys' name)
Carli by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,034 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Carli's strongest decade.
3,034 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Carli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1970s 351
1970s
351 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,252 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,034 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,506 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,399 births
- 2020s 419
2020s
419 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,034 births (34% of all-time use).
How Carli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carli's total volume
Carli by state
Where Carli concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 783 | 8.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 638 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 524 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 393 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 373 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 371 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 316 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 276 | 3.1% |
783 of 8,967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Carli appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carli's data
- Carli's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,034 total births); usage has since declined to 419 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carlis (783 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Carli 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.