Unisex name · since 1883
Carlie
Carlie has 15,019 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2004 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,649 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,019
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Carlie is the #2649 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 15,019 recorded since 1883.
Social Security Administration records show Carlie recorded 15,019 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #2649 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #1,284 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,649 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,019 born since 1883
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlie ranks #1,284 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,649 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,019 born since 1883, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,284 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,649 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,019
- born since 1883
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carlie's 15,019 recorded births place it above 98.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Carlie compares
15,019 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Carlie's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,019 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 586 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carlie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Carlie's full recorded timeline at 1959, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1889, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 586 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Carlie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 586
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Carlie popularity over time - boys
1,292 total births recorded since 1889 (Carlie as boys' name)
Carlie by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,973 births, 33% of the file).
2000s was Carlie's strongest decade.
4,973 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Carlie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 59
1890s
59 births
- 1900s 50
1900s
50 births
- 1910s 137
1910s
137 births
- 1920s 136
1920s
136 births
- 1930s 138
1930s
138 births
- 1940s 141
1940s
141 births
- 1950s 107
1950s
107 births
- 1960s 77
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 399
1970s
399 births
- 1980s 1,388
1980s
1,388 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,254 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,973 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,614 births
- 2020s 528
2020s
528 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,973 births (33% of all-time use).
How Carlie 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 Carlie's total volume
Carlie by state
Where Carlie concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,028 | 6.8% |
| #2 | California | | 1,007 | 6.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 721 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 601 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 510 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 506 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 503 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 479 | 3.2% |
1,028 of 15,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Carlie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carlie's data
- Carlie's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,973 total births); usage has since declined to 528 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Carlies (1,028 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Carlie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~142 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, 1883–2025 (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 Carlie 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.