Carliss
The Story of Carliss
As a girl name
American parents first put Carliss on the record books as a girl name in 1943, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1952, when 23 Carlisss were born — ranking #2,126 that year. About 39% of every Carliss on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Carliss last appeared in the published SSA data in 1981, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 304 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Carliss first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1950: 8 births, good for #2,770 nationwide. About 28% of every Carliss on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. Carliss last appeared in the published SSA data in 1996, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 85 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1930s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Carliss
Carliss is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1943 and has accumulated 304 births in the dataset. Carliss's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #2,126. Use the chart and map above to compare Carliss'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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