Carlisle
20% girls · 80% boys
About Carlisle
Carlisle may be a male name in Twilight (he's vampire hero Edward's adoptive father), but in the real baby naming world, it's used about a quarter of the time for girls. Unusual now, we think Carlisle (or Carlyle) has the potential to be the next Carter.
Carlisle for boys#3256 US
This stuffy English surname and hotel name took on Twilight cool when attached to vampire Carlisle Cullen. Inspired by the character, it's more popular in this spelling than as Carlyle and more widely used for boys than for girls.
Pronounced KAR-lyl.
As of October 2026, Carlisle ranked #10256 for girls and #3256 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4122 for girls in 1944 and #623 for boys in 1893.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,164 | 35 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,241 | 35 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,007 | 39 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,964 | 40 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #2,852 | 42 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,358 | 34 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #2,935 | 40 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #2,924 | 42 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,161 | 38 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,426 | 34 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,271 | 36 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,256 | 36 |
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Variations & nicknames
- CarlyleBoy