How Many People Are Named Carlie?
An estimated 14,454 people in the United States have the first name Carlie. It is predominantly female (92.0%). The average bearer is 27 years old, and Carlie peaked in popularity in 2004 with 593 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlie 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 Carlie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,454
About 1 in 23,713 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
92.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2004
593 births
Total Registered
16,245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlie
Carlie is predominantly female (92.0%), though 1,292 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carlie as a male name
Ranked #9,085 in 2004
7 male births in 2004
Peak: 1925 (34 births)
Carlie as a female name
Ranked #2,506 in 2024
71 female births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (586 births)
Carlie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 4,986 babies were registered. Carlie has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlie by Decade
How has Carlie 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.
Carlie by State
Birth registrations for Carlie span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, Maine, South Dakota. On average, about 283 Carlies were registered per state.
Carlie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Carlie
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
Carlie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlie?
We estimate approximately 14,454 people named Carlie 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 23,713 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlie a common name?
Carlie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlie most popular?
Carlie reached peak popularity in 2004, when 593 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlie is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlie a female name?
Carlie is predominantly female. 92.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlie Smith, Carlie Johnson, Carlie 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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