Carlee

#1,911 for girls in 2025, 101 births · Last seen for boys in 2008 at #12,553
Given to girls 97.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1997 · 377 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
12,982
since 1902

Carlee over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Carlee has never cracked the top 600 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014peak #600, 1997girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,911101—
2024#1,681121—
2023#1,750117—
2022#1,422158—
2021#1,392157—
2020#1,318167—
2019#1,259184—
2018#1,065239—
2017#985264—
2016#887317—
2015#760371—
2014#823336—
2013#741367—
2012#759365—
2011#745369—
2010#757360—
2009#641464—
2008#701430#12,5535
2007#666445—
2006#653444—
2005#614459—
2004#631432—
2003#680385#10,8945
2002#645392—
2001#688362—
2000#627401#9,1126
1999#646362—
1998#615391—
1997#600377—
1996#675326—
1995#699302—
1994#719288—
1993#723294—
1992#718297—
1991#885222—
1990#1,186144—
1989#1,157142—
1988#1,285113—
1987#1,280109—
1986#1,36794—
1985#1,269106—
1984#1,32392—
1983#1,62968—
1982#1,37489—
1981#1,95854—
1980#2,15447#5,5256
1979#2,58235—
1978#2,30539—
1977#2,60632—
1976#2,09941—
1975#2,74327—
1974#2,10039—
1973#2,30933—
1972#3,71416—
1971#6,6197—
1970#5,8188—
1969#5,0579—
1968#5,1478—
1967#6,0426—
1966#4,8668#3,9485
1965#5,2897—
1964#5,0088—
1963#4,01911#4,0485
1962#3,78212—
1961#5,8516#3,3567
1960#4,4379—
1959#5,5666—
1958#5,4086—
1957#6,0865—
1956#3,69611#3,9425
1955#5,2086#3,8865
1954#3,32512#2,9428
1953—#3,4256
1952#4,9086#3,0957
1951#4,0118—
1950#3,05212#3,6815
1949#2,62015—
1948#2,97412#3,3166
1947#4,7646#3,0967
1946#3,4309#3,5255
1945#2,91610—
1944#2,62512#2,8627
1943#2,15117#3,2316
1942#3,4448#3,5605
1941#3,9546#2,8727
1940#3,5037#2,6718
1939#2,9229—
1938#2,57911#2,8687
1937#3,4347#3,5185
1936#3,7016#3,1476
1935#2,73110#2,7198
1934#2,18714#3,6795
1933#2,40412#3,2686
1932#1,81719#2,31311
1931#2,75010#2,6519
1930#3,0559#1,96415
1929#2,19115#3,2477
1928#2,49713#2,8439
1927#3,2849—
1926#2,47414#3,1398
1925#2,77812#3,4087
1924#2,51414#2,82210
1923#3,3509#2,9509
1922#3,3799#2,48612
1921#2,19517#2,9869
1920#2,89911#2,60211
1919#2,15616—
1918#2,37614#2,8829
1917#2,42813#3,5456
1916#3,0319—
1915#2,68810#3,3926
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1913#2,8276—
1912#2,3607#2,0457
1911#2,1916—
1910#1,9357—
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First appearance
1902

The first year at least five girls were named Carlee! It came in at #1,793, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1902–1909, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Carlee is popular in 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNHWashington: #1,100 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,280 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedMNIllinois: #942 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,361 girlsILWisconsin: #648 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,299 girlsWIMichigan: #984 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,025 girlsMINew York: #1,755 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 13,207 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedIAIndiana: #602 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsINOhio: #443 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,206 girlsOHPennsylvania: #641 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,547 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,544 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 12,333 girlsCAUtah: #737 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,623 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNEMissouri: #384 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsMOKentucky: #213 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 840 girlsKYWest Virginia: #279 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsWVVirginia: #1,023 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,220 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedNMKansas: #610 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,593 girlsKSArkansas: #339 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsARTennessee: #412 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,830 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #768 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,102 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #470 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,029 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #445 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,900 girlsLAMississippi: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsMSAlabama: #605 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,763 girlsALGeorgia: #523 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,537 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carlee, so not publishedHITexas: #983 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,956 girlsTXFlorida: #1,428 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,466 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#213 · 1 in 840
  2. West Virginia#279 · 1 in 1,055
  3. Mississippi#319 · 1 in 1,252
  4. Arkansas#339 · 1 in 1,290
  5. Missouri#384 · 1 in 1,694

Best ever in a state: #93 in Wyoming, 2006.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#213221 in 840
West Virginia#27961 in 1,055
Mississippi#31991 in 1,252
Arkansas#33991 in 1,290
Missouri#384161 in 1,694
Tennessee#412171 in 1,830
Ohio#443241 in 2,206
Louisiana#445111 in 1,900
South Carolina#47091 in 2,029
Georgia#523191 in 2,537
Indiana#602101 in 3,054
Alabama#60571 in 2,763
Kansas#61051 in 2,593
Pennsylvania#641151 in 3,547
Wisconsin#64871 in 3,299
Utah#73751 in 3,623
North Carolina#768111 in 4,102
Illinois#942111 in 5,361
Texas#983281 in 5,956
Michigan#98471 in 6,025
Virginia#1,02361 in 6,220
Washington#1,10051 in 6,280
Florida#1,42881 in 10,466
California#1,544171 in 12,333
New York#1,75571 in 13,207
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Carlee
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 230 spots since 2024 (#1,681 → #1,911)
  • 593 spots since 2020 (#1,318 → #1,911)
  • 1,151 spots since 2015 (#760 → #1,911)
  • Biggest jump: 301 spots in 1991 (#1,186 → #885)
  • Biggest drop: 127 spots in 2016 (#760 → #887)
Rise & fade · girls
95 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1902
  • Peaked 1997 at #600 (377 births)
  • Births halved by 2019, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 27 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 27 yrs · run 1991–2017
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,959
  • Highest: 1 in 3,959 girls born in 2009 were named Carlee (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 15,914 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #600 in 1997, was only 1 in 4,617 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2000s
  • 32.5% of all girls named Carlee (4,214) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,793 (1902)#1,793
1910s88#1,935 (1910)#2,444
1920s123#2,191 (1929)#2,756
1930s107#1,817 (1932)#2,758
1940s102#2,151 (1943)#3,238
1950s72#3,052 (1950)#4,584
1960s84#3,782 (1962)#4,950
1970s277#2,099 (1976)#3,290
1980s914#1,157 (1989)#1,480
1990s3,003#600 (1997)#747
2000s4,214#614 (2005)#655
2010s3,172#741 (2013)#878
2020s821#1,318 (2020)#1,579

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Carlee in 2014

girls
#823
336 births · 1 in 5,317 girls

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #823Carlee336
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 5,317 of them was named Carlee, which outranked 95.7% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Carlee
  1. #819Lorelai338
  2. #821Lara337
  3. #821Sloan337
  4. #823Carlee336
  5. #823Katalina336
  6. #823Magnolia336
  7. #826Amya335
  8. #826Jenny335
  9. #826Natalee335

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2014 →