How Many People Are Named Carlisle?
people named Carlisle are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 221,506 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,329 babies named Carlisle in Social Security records from 1888 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
62 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the name of a city in northern England. The city was originally called by the Romans Luguvalium meaning "stronghold of LUGUS". Later the Brythonic element ker "fort" was appended to the name of the city.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Carlisle in English. Counting Carlisle and these spellings together, about 3,208 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Carlisle, 29.8% were girls and 70.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Carlisle rose from 0% in the 1910s to 25.2% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 2000s, at 69.5%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Carlisle alive today is about 25 years old, and 68% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 36 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Carlisle first appears in the records in 1888 and was given most often in 2010, to 62 babies. In 2025, 45 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1888 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Carlisle has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #623, in 1893. In 2025 it ranked #3,255. Among girls, its best rank was #4,120, in 1944.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,255 | #10,252 |
| Best rank | #623 (1893) | #4,120 (1944) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,112 in the 2010s | #8,364 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Carlisle alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Carlisle were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 27 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Carlisle was given about 40.3 times as often in South Carolina.
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