Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Carlee

Meaning A female given name from the Germanic languages Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,911 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Rank 2025
#1,911
among girls · ↓225 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
101
named Carlee · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,914
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
464 babies
All-time total
13,290
#1,420 all-time among girls
First recorded
1902
in Social Security records

Carlee popularity over time

13,290 babies have been named Carlee since 1902, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #1,828
1910s 88 28 116 12 +2220% #1,968
1920s 123 82 205 21 +77% #2,210
1930s 107 72 179 18 -13% #1,826
1940s 102 51 153 15 -15% #2,159
1950s 72 36 108 11 -29% #3,078
1960s 84 17 101 10 -6% #3,802
1970s 277 – 277 28 +174% #2,101
1980s 914 6 920 92 +232% #1,157
1990s 3,003 – 3,003 300 +226% #600
2000s 4,214 16 4,230 423 +41% #614
2010s 3,172 – 3,172 317 -25% #741
2020s (to 2025) 821 – 821 137 -57% #1,321

Where Carlee is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 93 0.06 outside top 500
2027 86 0.05 outside top 500
2028 81 0.05 outside top 500
2029 77 0.05 outside top 500
2030 73 0.05 outside top 500

Where Carlee is most popular

Girls named Carlee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.081 per 1,000. Strongest in Louisiana, Missouri, and Tennessee.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Carlee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Louisiana 27 0.308 +283%
Missouri 27 0.224 +178%
Tennessee 34 0.215 +166%
Alabama 19 0.202 +151%
West Virginia 5 0.191 +137%
Michigan 27 0.148 +84%
Ohio 31 0.131 +62%
Kentucky 11 0.129 +60%
Georgia 26 0.114 +42%
Indiana 14 0.100 +24%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +20%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +17%
Florida 34 0.079 ≈ national
Texas 63 0.078 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 15 0.063 -21%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -31%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -40%
Maryland 5 0.047 -41%
California 11 0.013 -84%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carlee

Carlee is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,911 in 2025 with 101 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1902, 13,290 American babies have been named Carlee. Its peak came in 2009, when 464 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carlee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carlee?

The median living Carlee is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 29. An estimated 13 thousand people named Carlee are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carlee year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 101 #1,911 – –
2024 121 #1,686 – –
2023 117 #1,752 – –
2022 158 #1,424 – –
2021 157 #1,392 – –
2020 167 #1,321 – –
2019 184 #1,260 – –
2018 239 #1,066 – –
2017 264 #985 – –
2016 317 #888 – –
2015 371 #760 – –
2014 336 #823 – –
2013 367 #741 – –
2012 365 #761 – –
2011 369 #747 – –
2010 360 #759 – –
2009 464 #641 – –
2008 430 #702 5 #12,828
2007 445 #666 – –
2006 444 #655 – –
2005 459 #614 – –
2004 432 #631 – –
2003 385 #680 5 #11,136
2002 392 #645 – –
2001 362 #688 – –
2000 401 #628 6 #9,252
1995 302 #699 – –
1990 144 #1,189 – –
1985 106 #1,269 – –
1980 47 #2,158 6 #5,613
1975 27 #2,747 – –
1970 8 #5,876 – –
1965 7 #5,345 – –
1960 9 #4,485 – –
1955 6 #5,294 5 #3,952
1950 12 #3,078 5 #3,762
1945 10 #2,938 – –
1940 7 #3,550 8 #2,695
1935 10 #2,762 8 #2,746
1930 9 #3,095 15 #1,979
1925 12 #2,803 7 #3,459
1920 11 #2,924 11 #2,629
1915 10 #2,721 6 #3,462
1910 7 #1,968 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carlee, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carlee?

The median living Carlee is about 21 years old. Half of all living Carlees are between 13 and 29 years old.

How many people named Carlee are alive today?

An estimated 13 thousand people named Carlee are alive in the United States, based on 13,290 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carlee mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

How popular is the name Carlee in 2025?

Carlee ranked #1,911 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 101 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carlee?

13,290 babies have been named Carlee in the United States since 1902, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carlee most popular?

Carlee peaked in 2009, when 464 newborns received the name.

Is Carlee a boy or girl name?

Carlee is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carlee rising or falling?

Carlee is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carlee become more popular?

Carlee is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 73 girls named Carlee in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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