Carliss
- Last seen for girls in 1981 at #10,411
- Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
- Given to girls 78.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1952 · 23 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 304since 1943
Carliss over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1996 | — | #9,015 | 5 | |
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| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | — | |
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 | #4,054 | 7 |
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| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,779 | 9 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,355 | 10 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #3,161 | 16 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #3,793 | 12 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | — | |
| 1958 | #3,379 | 13 | — | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #3,910 | 10 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #3,571 | 11 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #2,126 | 23 | — | |
| 1951 | #3,284 | 11 | — | |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #4,235 | 7 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #2,701 | 14 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,769 | 14 | #3,370 | 6 |
| 1946 | #3,430 | 9 | — | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | — | |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #4,691 | 5 | — | |
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| 1939 | — | #3,480 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1943
The first year at least five girls were named Carliss! It came in at #4,691, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971–1978, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Carliss is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Carliss in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Carliss
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1981
Rise & fade · girls
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1943
- Peaked 1952 at #2,126 (23 births)
- Births halved by 1953, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 80,623
- Highest: 1 in 80,623 girls born in 1952 were named Carliss (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 333,612 girls born in 1981 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 38.8% of all girls named Carliss (118) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1996
- Mostly girls until 1995, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 61 | #2,701 (1948) | #3,701 |
| 1950s | 118 | #2,126 (1952) | #3,595 |
| 1960s | 93 | #3,161 (1962) | #4,746 |
| 1970s | 20 | #6,362 (1970) | #7,366 |
| 1980s | 12 | #8,178 (1980) | #9,295 |
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.
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