How Many People Are Named Carlei?
An estimated 171 people in the United States have the first name Carlei. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Carlei peaked in popularity in 2017 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlei 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 Carlei paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
171
About 1 in 2,004,411 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2017
15 births
Total Registered
172
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlei
Carlei is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 172 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlei as a female name
Ranked #11,275 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (15 births)
Carlei: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlei span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 96 babies were registered. While Carlei is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Carlei by Decade
How has Carlei 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.
Carlei + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlei as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlei
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Carlei: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlei?
We estimate approximately 171 people named Carlei 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 2,004,411 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlei a common name?
Carlei is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 172 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlei most popular?
Carlei reached peak popularity in 2017, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlei is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlei a female name?
Carlei is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlei Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlei Smith, Carlei Johnson, Carlei 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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