Carlisle
Carlisle is a given name related to Carlyle. It may refer to the following notable people:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Carlisle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlisle is a given name related to Carlyle. It may refer to the following notable people:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Carlisle
As a girl name
Carlisle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1944, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2010: 21 births, good for #6,182 nationwide. About 28% of every Carlisle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Carlisle ranks #8,017 for girls with 12 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 482 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Carlisle on the record books as a boy name in 1888, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 47 Carlisles were born — ranking #2,594 that year. As of 2026, Carlisle ranks #3,428 for boys with 34 births, gradually falling (-11%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carlisle
Carlisle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Carlisle's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #615. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlisle'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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