How Many People Are Named Carlyle?
An estimated 1,778 people in the United States have the first name Carlyle. It is predominantly male (94.7%). The average bearer is 49 years old, and Carlyle peaked in popularity in 1918 with 115 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Carlyle 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 Carlyle paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,778
About 1 in 192,775 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.7% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1918
115 births
Total Registered
4,051
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Carlyle
Carlyle is predominantly male (94.7%), though 215 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Carlyle as a male name
Ranked #5,683 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (115 births)
Carlyle as a female name
Ranked #11,368 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1997 (10 births)
Carlyle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Carlyle span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 806 babies were registered. Carlyle has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Carlyle by Decade
How has Carlyle 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.
Carlyle by State
Birth registrations for Carlyle span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, North Carolina, Illinois. The lowest are in West Virginia, New Jersey, North Dakota. On average, about 47 Carlyles were registered per state.
Carlyle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Carlyle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Carlyle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Carlyle?
We estimate approximately 1,778 people named Carlyle 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 192,775 Americans share this first name.
Is Carlyle a common name?
Carlyle is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,051 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Carlyle most popular?
Carlyle reached peak popularity in 1918, when 115 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Carlyle is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Carlyle a male name?
Carlyle is predominantly male. 94.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Carlyle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Carlyle Smith, Carlyle Johnson, Carlyle 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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