Carliss is a rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.
Carliss is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1996. Carliss first appears in 1939 and peaked in 1952 (23 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — | — | #9,203 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #10,637 | — |
| 1980 | 7 | — | #8,279 | — |
| 1979 | 8 | — | #7,400 | — |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #8,584 | #4,118 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | #6,443 | #4,809 |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,034 | — |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #4,821 | — |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,032 | — |
| 1966 | 6 | — | #5,875 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #5,889 | — |
| 1964 | 15 | — | #4,384 | #4,124 |
| 1963 | 16 | — | #4,048 | #4,122 |
| 1962 | 21 | — | #3,175 | #4,121 |
| 1961 | 12 | — | #3,810 | — |
| 1960 | 13 | — | #4,814 | #4,112 |
| 1959 | 10 | — | #4,061 | — |
| 1958 | 13 | — | #3,392 | — |
| 1957 | 12 | — | #5,452 | #3,617 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #3,944 | #4,017 |
| 1955 | 11 | — | #3,599 | — |
| 1954 | 15 | — | #2,900 | — |
| 1953 | 14 | — | #3,987 | #3,880 |
| 1952 | 23 | — | #2,134 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,308 | — |
| 1950 | 18 | — | #3,453 | #2,798 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #4,288 | #3,355 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,716 | — |
| 1947 | 20 | — | #2,782 | #3,421 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | #3,446 | — |
| 1945 | 6 | — | #4,083 | — |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #4,123 | #2,899 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #4,776 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,554 |