Recorded 1955–2018 Girls' name Peak 2010 150 births

Carlia — girls' name

150 babies named Carlia in U.S. Social Security records since 1955, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s151990s192000s472010s64
2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Carlia was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

10 babies were named Carlia in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlia

The Social Security Administration has registered 150 babies named Carlia between 1955 and 2018, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carlia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlia 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 150 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.

Carlia at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

150

Since 1955

64 years of records

Peak year

2010

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1955

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2018

Carlia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1955

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2010)
10
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4681012 20182014201120082004199919691955 5

Carlia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
64 births that decade — 43% of Carlia's all-time total
1950s51960s151990s192000s472010s64

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlia?
150 babies have been named Carlia since 1955. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2010 with 10 births.
When was Carlia most popular?
Carlia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
How long has the name Carlia been used?
Carlia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1955, spanning 64 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Carlia?
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.

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, 1955–2018 (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.