Recorded 1888–2025 · United States
Carlisle was most popular in 2010, when 62 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,848 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,994, with 45 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,329 people named Carlisle.
Across the whole record Carlisle is a unisex name — 20.1% of the 2,329 Americans given it were girls and 80.0% were boys. It changed hands: since 2010 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 24% girls and 76% 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.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org