Carlyle is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Carlyle means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Carlyle across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Carlyle has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Carlyle is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “from the walled city”. A Scottish place name and surname referring to the city of Carlisle.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,071 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 6 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Carlyle per year, United States (1892 to 2025). United States peaked in 1918 (115/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2007 (3/yr).
Carlyle is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1918, when it ranked #1,216 nationally (given to 115 babies that year).
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