as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name from Carlisle in Cumbria. The first syllable of the place name represents the British element ker ‘fort’ the second derives from the Romano-British name of the settlement, Luguvalium. The surname is common in Northern Ireland as well as in northern England and Scotland. Use as a given name may also have originated as an elaborated form of Carl.
| 4,638th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,889
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Carlyle per capita
- 1918
- marked the height of its popularity
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