How Many People Are Named Carlee?
An estimated 12,321 people in the United States have the first name Carlee. It is predominantly female (97.7%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Carlee peaked in popularity in 2009 with 464 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlee 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 Carlee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Carlee is overwhelmingly female, 308 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
12,321
About 1 in 27,819 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
97.7% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2009
464 births
Total Registered
13,184
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlee
Carlee is predominantly female (97.7%), though 308 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carlee as a male name
Ranked #12,827 in 2008
5 male births in 2008
Peak: 1930 (15 births)
Carlee as a female name
Ranked #1,680 in 2024
121 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (464 births)
Carlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlee span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,230 babies were registered. Carlee has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlee by Decade
How has Carlee 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.
Carlee by State
Birth registrations for Carlee span all 41 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming. On average, about 245 Carlees were registered per state.
Carlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlee
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Carlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlee?
We estimate approximately 12,321 people named Carlee 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 27,819 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlee a common name?
Carlee is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,184 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlee most popular?
Carlee reached peak popularity in 2009, when 464 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlee is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlee a female name?
Carlee is predominantly female. 97.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlee Smith, Carlee Johnson, Carlee 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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