Carlis
DaNa L. Carlis is an American meteorologist and director of the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. He is the first African American to serve as the head of a NOAA research laboratory.
Meaning & Origin of Carlis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
DaNa L. Carlis is an American meteorologist and director of the NOAA National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL) in Norman, Oklahoma. He is the first African American to serve as the head of a NOAA research laboratory.
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The Story of Carlis
As a girl name
Carlis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1930, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 16 Carliss were born — ranking #2,973 that year. As of 2026, Carlis ranks #10,274 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 178 Carliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carlis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1946, when 28 Carliss were born — ranking #1,327 that year. As of 2026, Carlis ranks #10,768 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Carliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carlis
Carlis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Carlis's peak popularity came in 1946 when it ranked #1,327. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlis'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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