How Many People Are Named Carle?
An estimated 310 people in the United States have the first name Carle. It is used for both genders, with 76.2% male. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Carle peaked in popularity in 1920 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Carle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Carle has undergone a significant gender shift. Originally given predominantly to boys, it is now more commonly a girls' name.
Estimated Living Americans
310
About 1 in 1,105,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
76.2% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1920
20 births
Total Registered
606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carle
Carle is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (76.2%) and females (23.8%). Out of 606 total births registered, 462 were male and 144 were female.
Carle as a male name
Ranked #5,733 in 1982
6 male births in 1982
Peak: 1920 (20 births)
Carle as a female name
Ranked #18,140 in 2007
5 female births in 2007
Peak: 2005 (9 births)
Carle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carle span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 106 babies were registered. Carle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carle by Decade
How has Carle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Carle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carle
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carle?
We estimate approximately 310 people named Carle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,105,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Carle a common name?
Carle is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carle most popular?
Carle reached peak popularity in 1920, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carle is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carle a male name?
Carle is predominantly male. 76.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carle Smith, Carle Johnson, Carle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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