Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Carlisle

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the walled City

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Surname

Pronunciation

c(a)-rlis-le, car-li-sle

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #2589, 47 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3240, 36 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #6173, 21 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025369
20243612
20233416
20223811
20214212
20204016
2019346
20184213
20174012
20163915

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #3015, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20216
20205
2019–
2018–
2017–
20166

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence