Masculine dossier · first seen 1888

Carlisle

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Carlisle
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2012

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1888Peak 20122024

Peak year

2012

Decline from peak

23.4%

2024

All-time

1,826

Carlisle has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2012, when 47 boys were named Carlisle.

In 2024, only 36 boys were given the name.

Down 23.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,826 Americans have been named Carlisle and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1888.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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