Recorded 1917–1930 Boys' name Peak 1917 14 births

Carlysle — boys' name

14 babies named Carlysle in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s81930s6
1910s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Carlysle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Carlysle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlysle

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Carlysle between 1917 and 1930, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Carlysle currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlysle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Carlysle shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlysle 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 14 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.

Carlysle at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

14

Since 1917

14 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1917

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1930

Carlysle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1917

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 19301917 8

Carlysle by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
8 births that decade — 57% of Carlysle's all-time total
1910s81930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlysle?
14 babies have been named Carlysle since 1917. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Carlysle most popular?
Carlysle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Carlysle been used?
Carlysle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 14 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Carlysle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carl, Carlos, Carter, Carson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1917–1930 (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.