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Carlyle

/ˈkɑɹlaɪl/ · 95% boys · 20 born in 2025

Carlyle has been given to about 4,071 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈkɑɹlaɪl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,039
Median age today58 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Carlyle per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 115
  • Born in 202520
  • All time4,071

How popular is Carlyle?

Its best year was 1918, when 115 babies were given the name, ranking 564th. The typical living American called Carlyle is about 58 years old today.

Names that sound like Carlyle

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cale0.68
  2. Carmine0.65
  3. Kale0.65
  4. Earle0.63
  5. Lyle0.60
  6. Kyle0.57
  7. Dale0.57
  8. Carey0.58

Middle names for Carlyle

Ranked by flow score
  1. Carlyle Paul0.85
  2. Carlyle John0.85
  3. Carlyle Blake0.84
  4. Carlyle Wade0.84
  5. Carlyle Ross0.84
  6. Carlyle Quinn0.84

Sibling names for Carlyle

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.89
  2. Elouisesister · 0.88
  3. Forestbrother · 0.85
  4. Ilasister · 0.85
  5. Louiebrother · 0.84
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.84

Where Carlyle is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Carlyle White0.80
    2. Carlyle Nguyen0.80
    3. Carlyle Moore0.80
    4. Carlyle Hill0.80
    5. Carlyle Hall0.80
    6. Carlyle Brown0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Carlyle

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.