Masculine dossier · first seen 1892
Carlyle
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1918
Peak era
1918
Peak births
115
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Carlyle
How many people are named Carlyle?
An estimated 1,366 living Americans are named Carlyle.
How rare is Carlyle?
Carlyle is very rare among babies today, with 20 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 82.6% from its 1918 peak.
How old is the typical Carlyle?
The median age of a living American named Carlyle is approximately 45 years, with most bearers falling between 21 and 68 years old.
Is Carlyle still popular?
Not especially. Carlyle has been declining since its 1918 peak and registered 20 births in 2025.
Where is Carlyle most common?
Carlyle has its strongest geographic signal in North Carolina, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1892Peak 19182025
Peak year
1918
Decline from peak
82.6%
2025
20
All-time
3,856
Where it lives now
Carlyle is most concentrated in North Carolina — about 2.1× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Carlyle is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.