Carless
Carless may refer to:Betty Careless, probably born Elizabeth Carless, notorious courtesan and bagnio owner in London Ernie Carless (1912–1987), Welsh cricketer Hugh Carless (1925–2011), British explorer and diplomat John Henry Carless (1896–1917), English Royal Navy sailor, posthumous First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross Roy Carless (1920–2009), Canadian cartoonist
Meaning & Origin of Carless
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carless may refer to:Betty Careless, probably born Elizabeth Carless, notorious courtesan and bagnio owner in London Ernie Carless (1912–1987), Welsh cricketer Hugh Carless (1925–2011), British explorer and diplomat John Henry Carless (1896–1917), English Royal Navy sailor, posthumous First World War recipient of the Victoria Cross Roy Carless (1920–2009), Canadian cartoonist
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The Story of Carless
American parents first put Carless on the record books as a baby boy name in 1915, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 12 Carlesss were born — ranking #2,486 that year. About 42% of every Carless on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Carless last appeared in the published SSA data in 1972, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 151 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Carless
Carless is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 151 births in the dataset. Carless's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,486. Use the chart and map above to compare Carless's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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