Recorded 1954–2015 Girls' name Peak 1962 193 births

Carlise — girls' name

193 babies named Carlise in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1962. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s401970s141980s281990s192000s432010s27
2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Carlise was born in this single decade.

1962
Single peak year

9 babies were named Carlise in 1962 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlise

The Social Security Administration has registered 193 babies named Carlise between 1954 and 2015, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlise currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1962, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlise performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 43 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carlise shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlise 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 193 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.

Carlise at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

193

Since 1954

62 years of records

Peak year

1962

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1954

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2015

Carlise popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1954

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1962)
9
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Carlise by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
43 births that decade — 22% of Carlise's all-time total
1950s221960s401970s141980s281990s192000s432010s27

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlise?
193 babies have been named Carlise since 1954. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1962 with 9 births.
When was Carlise most popular?
Carlise was most popular in the 2000s decade with 43 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Carlise been used?
Carlise has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 62 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Carlise?
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, 1954–2015 (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.