How Many People Are Named Carlye?
An estimated 1,004 people in the United States have the first name Carlye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Carlye peaked in popularity in 1996 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlye 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 Carlye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,004
About 1 in 341,389 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1996
52 births
Total Registered
1,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlye
Carlye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,066 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Carlye as a female name
Ranked #14,489 in 2017
6 female births in 2017
Peak: 1996 (52 births)
Carlye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlye span from the 1940s to the 2010s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 381 babies were registered. Carlye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlye by Decade
How has Carlye 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.
Carlye by State
Birth registrations for Carlye span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Missouri, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Missouri, California. On average, about 8 Carlyes were registered per state.
Carlye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlye?
We estimate approximately 1,004 people named Carlye 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 341,389 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlye a common name?
Carlye is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlye most popular?
Carlye reached peak popularity in 1996, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlye is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlye a female name?
Carlye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlye Smith, Carlye Johnson, Carlye 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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