Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2004

Carlie

Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #2,657 Trend ↓ Falling 57%

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Carly.

Rank 2025
#2,657
among girls · ↓144 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Carlie · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
593 babies
All-time total
16,311
#1,284 all-time among girls
First recorded
1883
in Social Security records

Carlie popularity over time

16,311 babies have been named Carlie since 1883, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 18 8 26 3 – #836
1890s 59 23 82 8 +215% #1,012
1900s 50 44 94 9 +15% #1,238
1910s 137 160 297 30 +216% #1,176
1920s 136 253 389 39 +31% #2,084
1930s 138 224 362 36 -7% #1,881
1940s 141 201 342 34 -6% #1,882
1950s 107 153 260 26 -24% #2,709
1960s 77 75 152 15 -42% #3,803
1970s 399 80 479 48 +215% #1,648
1980s 1,388 31 1,419 142 +196% #923
1990s 4,254 27 4,281 428 +202% #469
2000s 4,973 13 4,986 499 +16% #501
2010s 2,614 – 2,614 261 -48% #781
2020s (to 2025) 528 – 528 88 -66% #1,486

Where Carlie 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 57 0.04 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 46 0.03 outside top 500
2029 42 0.03 outside top 500
2030 39 0.02 outside top 500

Where Carlie is most popular

Girls named Carlie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.047 per 1,000. Strongest in Ohio, Florida, and Georgia.

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 Carlie 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
Ohio 11 0.046 ≈ national
Florida 19 0.044 -6%
Georgia 10 0.044 -7%
Missouri 5 0.041 -12%
Tennessee 6 0.038 -20%
California 26 0.031 -35%
Texas 23 0.029 -40%
New York 5 0.013 -73%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Carlie

Carlie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,657 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1883, 16,311 American babies have been named Carlie, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2004, when 593 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 Carlie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carlie?

The median living Carlie is about 24 years old; half are between 17 and 32. An estimated 15 thousand people named Carlie are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

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

Carlie 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 65 #2,657 – –
2024 71 #2,513 – –
2023 70 #2,523 – –
2022 76 #2,411 – –
2021 102 #1,929 – –
2020 144 #1,486 – –
2019 165 #1,367 – –
2018 192 #1,219 – –
2017 220 #1,130 – –
2016 250 #1,048 – –
2015 254 #1,045 – –
2014 277 #965 – –
2013 296 #872 – –
2012 294 #896 – –
2011 313 #842 – –
2010 353 #781 – –
2009 405 #712 – –
2008 455 #671 – –
2007 482 #619 – –
2006 490 #594 – –
2005 534 #541 – –
2004 586 #502 7 #9,086
2003 495 #558 – –
2002 471 #563 – –
2001 515 #520 – –
2000 540 #501 6 #9,253
1995 453 #531 – –
1990 206 #925 6 #7,303
1985 162 #958 7 #5,219
1980 72 #1,608 7 #5,003
1975 44 #1,992 6 #4,872
1970 13 #4,260 13 #2,638
1965 6 #5,888 – –
1960 5 #6,479 7 #3,378
1955 12 #3,403 16 #1,980
1950 – – 12 #2,228
1945 20 #1,882 15 #1,786
1940 5 #4,448 22 #1,439
1935 14 #2,216 25 #1,359
1930 18 #1,946 29 #1,338
1925 15 #2,389 34 #1,228
1920 10 #3,137 33 #1,255
1915 9 #2,933 22 #1,468
1910 7 #1,970 7 #1,333
1905 9 #1,318 6 #1,118
1900 10 #1,238 5 #1,346
1895 10 #1,064 6 #995
1890 5 #1,359 6 #902
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Carlie?

The median living Carlie is about 24 years old. Half of all living Carlies are between 17 and 32 years old.

How many people named Carlie are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Carlie are alive in the United States, based on 16,311 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carlie mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a less common spelling of Carly.

How popular is the name Carlie in 2025?

Carlie ranked #2,657 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carlie?

16,311 babies have been named Carlie in the United States since 1883, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carlie most popular?

Carlie peaked in 2004, when 593 newborns received the name.

Is Carlie a boy or girl name?

Carlie is used for both: about 92% of babies named Carlie have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Carlie rising or falling?

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

Will Carlie become more popular?

Carlie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Carlie 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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