Is Carle a boy or girl name?

Carle is a unisex name. Of the 606 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 23.8% were girls and 76.2% were boys.

Carle

Recorded 1904–2007 · United States

Carle was most popular in 1920, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,502 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 606 people named Carle.

Carle over time

Births per year. The dot marks Carle’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Carle a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Carle is a unisex name — 23.8% of the 606 Americans given it were girls and 76.2% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org