How Many People Are Named Carli?
An estimated 8,674 people in the United States have the first name Carli. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Carli peaked in popularity in 1996 with 365 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carli 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 Carli paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,674
About 1 in 39,515 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1996
365 births
Total Registered
8,926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carli
Carli is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 8,926 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Carli as a male name
Ranked #8,988 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Carli as a female name
Ranked #3,049 in 2024
53 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (365 births)
Carli: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carli span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 3,039 babies were registered. Carli has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carli by Decade
How has Carli 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.
Carli by State
Birth registrations for Carli span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Montana, Arkansas, West Virginia. On average, about 160 Carlis were registered per state.
Carli + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carli as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carli
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carli: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carli?
We estimate approximately 8,674 people named Carli 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 39,515 Americans share this first name.
Is Carli a common name?
Carli is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 8,926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carli most popular?
Carli reached peak popularity in 1996, when 365 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carli is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carli a female name?
Carli is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carli Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carli Smith, Carli Johnson, Carli 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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