Is Carlyle a boy or girl name?
Carlyle is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 16 boys were named Carlyle, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 5.3% of the 4,051 US babies named Carlyle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,683
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Carlyle since 1892
- 4,051
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 115 babies
Boys and girls named Carlyle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 36 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 631 | 5 | 0.8% |
| 1920s | 791 | 15 | 1.9% |
| 1930s | 552 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 401 | 7 | 1.7% |
| 1950s | 348 | 5 | 1.4% |
| 1960s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 168 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 165 | 7 | 4.1% |
| 1990s | 152 | 73 | 32.4% |
| 2000s | 92 | 43 | 31.9% |
| 2010s | 192 | 41 | 17.6% |
| 2020s | 93 | 19 | 17% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 | #5,683 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 15 | #5,981 | 8 | #11,368 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,471 | 5 | #15,756 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,513 | 6 | #13,812 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,295 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,246 | 7 | #12,701 |
| 2018 | 26 | #4,006 | 8 | #11,602 |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,009 | 6 | #14,490 |
| 2016 | 23 | #4,346 | 8 | #12,002 |
| 2015 | 18 | #5,089 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,560 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,829 | 7 | #13,452 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,639 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,310 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,753 | 5 | #17,548 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,774 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,783 | 10 | #10,953 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,287 | 10 | #10,983 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,514 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,270 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #11,633 | 10 | #10,046 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,319 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,778 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,423 | 8 | #11,201 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,605 | 5 | #15,464 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,796 | 6 | #12,963 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,682 | 5 | #14,527 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,709 | 10 | #8,456 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,915 | 7 | #10,766 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,548 | 9 | #8,892 |
| 1994 | 10 | #5,506 | 6 | #12,024 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,386 | 9 | #8,839 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,348 | 7 | #10,653 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,125 | 7 | #10,441 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,969 | 7 | #10,377 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,473 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,776 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,520 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,433 | 7 | #8,467 |
| 1984 | 22 | #2,304 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,262 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,279 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,241 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,846 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,321 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 15 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 17 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 18 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,685 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 14 | #2,619 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 17 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,989 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 17 | #1,967 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 21 | #1,739 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,085 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 18 | #1,902 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,526 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 24 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 25 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,362 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,102 | 5 | #5,842 |
| 1953 | 38 | #1,214 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 26 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 30 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 56 | #918 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 45 | #1,049 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 37 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 48 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 33 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,085 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 44 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 40 | #1,076 | 7 | #3,854 |
| 1942 | 39 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 40 | #1,020 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 48 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 42 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 46 | #923 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 53 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 61 | #791 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 54 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 64 | #762 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 58 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 66 | #769 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 60 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 61 | #837 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 67 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 65 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 78 | #723 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 75 | #759 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 77 | #761 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 90 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 95 | #658 | 5 | #5,125 |
| 1921 | 87 | #693 | 5 | #5,230 |
| 1920 | 96 | #646 | 5 | #5,093 |
| 1919 | 101 | #600 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 115 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 101 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 89 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 72 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 53 | #714 | 5 | #3,700 |
| 1913 | 34 | #819 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 45 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,128 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #905 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 9 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 14 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 6 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 10 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #681 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carlyle reached #564 in 1918. As a girl name, it reached #3,700 in 1914. 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 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carlyle
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.