Is Carlisle a boy or girl name?
Carlisle is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 36 boys were named Carlisle, so 25% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 20.1% of the 2,284 US babies named Carlisle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,271
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,521
- Babies named Carlisle since 1888
- 2,284
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 62 babies
Boys and girls named Carlisle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 188 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 231 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 176 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 155 | 6 | 3.7% |
| 1950s | 108 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 92 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 70 | 14 | 16.7% |
| 1990s | 76 | 115 | 60.2% |
| 2000s | 54 | 123 | 69.5% |
| 2010s | 365 | 133 | 26.7% |
| 2020s | 190 | 67 | 26.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36 | #3,271 | 12 | #8,521 |
| 2023 | 34 | #3,426 | 16 | #6,984 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,161 | 11 | #9,166 |
| 2021 | 42 | #2,924 | 12 | #8,569 |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,935 | 16 | #6,983 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,358 | 6 | #14,154 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,852 | 13 | #8,240 |
| 2017 | 40 | #2,964 | 12 | #8,906 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3,007 | 15 | #7,669 |
| 2015 | 35 | #3,241 | 14 | #8,090 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,164 | 14 | #8,140 |
| 2013 | 29 | #3,593 | 18 | #6,792 |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,602 | 10 | #10,591 |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,248 | 10 | #10,547 |
| 2010 | 41 | #2,878 | 21 | #6,224 |
| 2009 | 12 | #6,869 | 12 | #9,505 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,781 | 14 | #8,619 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,137 | 9 | #11,818 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,722 | 15 | #7,947 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,581 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,823 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,957 | 11 | #9,167 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,447 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,820 | 14 | #7,387 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,254 | 14 | #7,239 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,855 | 15 | #6,556 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,835 | 13 | #7,181 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,698 | 16 | #5,923 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,201 | 16 | #5,826 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,097 | 10 | #8,184 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,911 | 7 | #10,751 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,052 | 14 | #6,321 |
| 1992 | 11 | #4,919 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,394 | 12 | #7,031 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,707 | 12 | #6,930 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,705 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,493 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,102 | 8 | #8,107 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,415 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,669 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,667 | 6 | #9,293 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,261 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,195 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,004 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,464 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,427 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,653 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,057 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,376 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,259 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,381 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 12 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,310 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,756 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,022 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,656 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,695 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,348 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,924 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,112 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,316 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,820 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,449 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 14 | #2,125 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 10 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,827 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,634 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,766 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 19 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,147 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,531 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,464 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 16 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,071 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,351 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,410 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 17 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,287 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 17 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,717 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,521 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 29 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,965 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 26 | #1,484 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 29 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 29 | #1,318 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 29 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 26 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,123 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,236 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #744 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #903 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 9 | #711 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlisle reached #623 in 1893. As a girl name, it reached #4,122 in 1944. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlisle
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.