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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1997 · 377 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 12,982since 1902
Carlee over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Carlee has never cracked the top 600 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,911 | 101 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,681 | 121 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,750 | 117 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,422 | 158 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,392 | 157 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,318 | 167 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,259 | 184 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,065 | 239 | — | |
| 2017 | #985 | 264 | — | |
| 2016 | #887 | 317 | — | |
| 2015 | #760 | 371 | — | |
| 2014 | #823 | 336 | — | |
| 2013 | #741 | 367 | — | |
| 2012 | #759 | 365 | — | |
| 2011 | #745 | 369 | — | |
| 2010 | #757 | 360 | — | |
| 2009 | #641 | 464 | — | |
| 2008 | #701 | 430 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #666 | 445 | — | |
| 2006 | #653 | 444 | — | |
| 2005 | #614 | 459 | — | |
| 2004 | #631 | 432 | — | |
| 2003 | #680 | 385 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #645 | 392 | — | |
| 2001 | #688 | 362 | — | |
| 2000 | #627 | 401 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #646 | 362 | — | |
| 1998 | #615 | 391 | — | |
| 1997 | #600 | 377 | — | |
| 1996 | #675 | 326 | — | |
| 1995 | #699 | 302 | — | |
| 1994 | #719 | 288 | — | |
| 1993 | #723 | 294 | — | |
| 1992 | #718 | 297 | — | |
| 1991 | #885 | 222 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,186 | 144 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,157 | 142 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,285 | 113 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,280 | 109 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,367 | 94 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,269 | 106 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,323 | 92 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,629 | 68 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,374 | 89 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,958 | 54 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,154 | 47 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #2,582 | 35 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,305 | 39 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,099 | 41 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,743 | 27 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | — | |
| 1972 | #3,714 | 16 | — | |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | — | |
| 1968 | #5,147 | 8 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | — | |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | — | |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | — | |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | — | |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,437 | 9 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | — | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | — | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,696 | 11 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #5,208 | 6 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | — | #3,425 | 6 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #4,011 | 8 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #2,620 | 15 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #4,764 | 6 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,625 | 12 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #2,151 | 17 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #3,444 | 8 | #3,560 | 5 |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #2,671 | 8 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #2,868 | 7 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #2,731 | 10 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #2,404 | 12 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #1,817 | 19 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #2,750 | 10 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #2,191 | 15 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #3,284 | 9 | — | |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #2,514 | 14 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,350 | 9 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #3,379 | 9 | #2,486 | 12 |
| 1921 | #2,195 | 17 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,899 | 11 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #2,156 | 16 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #2,882 | 9 |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | — | |
| 1915 | #2,688 | 10 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | #2,827 | 6 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #2,045 | 7 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
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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 2017
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#279 · 1 in 993
- Arkansas#372 · 1 in 1,404
- Kentucky#389 · 1 in 1,626
- Louisiana#397 · 1 in 1,529
- North Carolina#574 · 1 in 2,836
Best ever in a state: #93 in Wyoming, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #279 | 11 | 1 in 993 |
| Arkansas | #372 | 8 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Kentucky | #389 | 11 | 1 in 1,626 |
| Louisiana | #397 | 13 | 1 in 1,529 |
| North Carolina | #574 | 16 | 1 in 2,836 |
| Missouri | #602 | 9 | 1 in 2,886 |
| Ohio | #609 | 17 | 1 in 3,046 |
| Alabama | #630 | 7 | 1 in 2,739 |
| South Carolina | #651 | 6 | 1 in 2,959 |
| Tennessee | #757 | 8 | 1 in 3,825 |
| Indiana | #841 | 7 | 1 in 4,300 |
| Minnesota | #860 | 5 | 1 in 4,784 |
| Georgia | #881 | 10 | 1 in 4,713 |
| Florida | #917 | 16 | 1 in 5,372 |
| Texas | #939 | 29 | 1 in 5,513 |
| Virginia | #942 | 7 | 1 in 5,147 |
| Pennsylvania | #949 | 9 | 1 in 5,682 |
| Illinois | #962 | 10 | 1 in 5,554 |
| Michigan | #1,012 | 7 | 1 in 5,895 |
| New York | #1,908 | 6 | 1 in 14,666 |
| California | #2,256 | 9 | 1 in 21,750 |
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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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,793 (1902) | #1,793 |
| 1910s | 88 | #1,935 (1910) | #2,444 |
| 1920s | 123 | #2,191 (1929) | #2,756 |
| 1930s | 107 | #1,817 (1932) | #2,758 |
| 1940s | 102 | #2,151 (1943) | #3,238 |
| 1950s | 72 | #3,052 (1950) | #4,584 |
| 1960s | 84 | #3,782 (1962) | #4,950 |
| 1970s | 277 | #2,099 (1976) | #3,290 |
| 1980s | 914 | #1,157 (1989) | #1,480 |
| 1990s | 3,003 | #600 (1997) | #747 |
| 2000s | 4,214 | #614 (2005) | #655 |
| 2010s | 3,172 | #741 (2013) | #878 |
| 2020s | 821 | #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 2017
girls
#985
264 births · 1 in 6,540 girls
Top girls' names in 2017
More about 2017
girls
1,726,461 girls got a published name in 2017; 1 in 6,540 of them was named Carlee, which outranked 94.7% of the 18,448 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Carlee
- #978Vada267
- #983Sunny265
- #983Tara265
- #985Carlee264
- #985Marlowe264
- #985Yara264
- #988Etta263
- #988Sylvie263
- #990Alisa262
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2016
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 263Julianne#919 → #1,182
- ↓ 243Milania#947 → #1,190
- ↓ 240Wendy#858 → #1,098
- ↓ 238Montserrat#808 → #1,046
- ↓ 224Nathaly#930 → #1,154
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.