US rank #3050 Girls' name Peak 1996 8,921 births

Carli — #3050 US girls' name

8,921 babies named Carli in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s61970s3511980s12521990s30342000s25062010s13992020s373
#3050
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 83% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Carli was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

365 babies were named Carli in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carli

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,921 babies named Carli between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carli currently holds the #3050 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 365 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carli performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 3,034 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 778 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Carli in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carli 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 8,921 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.

Carli at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

8,921

Since 1957

68 years of records

Peak year

1996

365 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#3,050

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1957

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carli popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
365
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
-1000100200300400 202420172010200319961989198219751957 6

Carli popularity over time — boys

5 total births recorded since 1994 (Carli as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1994 5

Carli by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
3,034 births that decade — 34% of Carli's all-time total
1950s61970s3511980s12521990s30342000s25062010s13992020s373

Carli by state

Where Carli concentrates geographically — total births since 1957

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Carli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
778 8.7%
#2 Texas
638 7.2%
#3 Ohio
524 5.9%
#4 Florida
388 4.3%
#5 Illinois
373 4.2%
#6 Pennsylvania
371 4.2%
#7 New York
316 3.5%
#8 Michigan
276 3.1%
California share of Carli's total US births 8.7%
Even split

778 of 8,921 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Carli appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carli?
8,921 babies have been named Carli since 1957. It currently ranks #3050 among girls. The peak year was 1996 with 365 births.
When was Carli most popular?
Carli was most popular in the 1990s decade with 3,034 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
Where is Carli most popular?
The top states for the name Carli are California (778 births), Texas (638 births), Ohio (524 births).
How long has the name Carli been used?
Carli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1957, spanning 68 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carli?
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, 1957–2024 (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.