Carle is a rare variant of Carl that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.
Carle is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2007. Carle was first reported in SSA data in 1904 and peaked in 1920 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #18,142 | — |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #11,091 | — |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #15,870 | — |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #9,955 | — |
| 1996 | 6 | — | #12,092 | — |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #9,715 | — |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #12,021 | — |
| 1993 | 8 | — | #9,707 | — |
| 1992 | 8 | — | #9,614 | — |
| 1991 | 7 | — | #10,437 | — |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #8,505 | — |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #9,725 | — |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #8,278 | — |
| 1982 | 13 | — | #8,345 | #5,731 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | #7,512 | — |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #7,652 | — |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #5,721 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #8,938 | — |
| 1971 | 11 | — | #8,480 | #4,455 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | — | #4,808 |
| 1967 | 9 | — | — | #2,800 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,020 |
| 1965 | 9 | — | — | #2,810 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | — | #3,655 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #5,961 | #2,885 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | — | #4,119 |
| 1960 | 12 | — | — | #2,443 |
| 1958 | 8 | — | — | #3,066 |
| 1956 | 8 | — | — | #3,002 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | — | #2,796 |
| 1954 | 8 | — | — | #2,985 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | — | #2,733 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | — | #2,018 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | — | #2,688 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #5,394 | #2,331 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,463 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | — | #2,686 |
| 1946 | 5 | — | — | #3,588 |
| 1945 | 18 | — | #4,635 | #1,941 |
| 1944 | 5 | — | — | #3,496 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #2,996 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,634 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,569 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #4,446 | #3,520 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,553 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | — | #2,350 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | — | #2,706 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #2,902 |
| 1935 | 10 | — | — | #2,409 |
| 1934 | 8 | — | — | #2,774 |
| 1933 | 8 | — | — | #2,777 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,127 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #2,896 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,198 |
| 1929 | 15 | — | — | #2,014 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | — | #2,535 |
| 1927 | 9 | — | — | #2,939 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | — | #3,440 |
| 1925 | 9 | — | — | #2,960 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | — | #3,053 |
| 1923 | 6 | — | — | #3,876 |
| 1922 | 8 | — | — | #3,291 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | — | #2,512 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,760 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,247 |
| 1918 | 6 | — | — | #3,791 |
| 1917 | 12 | — | — | #2,304 |
| 1916 | 11 | — | — | #2,405 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,461 |
| 1912 | 6 | — | — | #2,321 |
| 1904 | 5 | — | — | #1,235 |