Karey peaked in the US in 1975 at #1,012, and is too rare now to appear in the latest official lists.
Karey as a girl’s name
US
Ireland
Canada
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
Ireland
Canada
2015
#16,419 (5)
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2008
#17,504 (5)
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2005
#16,462 (5)
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2004
#14,179 (6)
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2003
#12,408 (7)
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2002
#13,595 (6)
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2001
#12,056 (7)
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2000
#13,154 (6)
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1999
#9,479 (9)
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1998
#7,104 (13)
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1997
#9,017 (9)
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1996
#3,831 (28)
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1995
#8,079 (10)
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1994
#4,521 (22)
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1993
#5,206 (18)
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Karey as a boy’s name
US
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list.Official rank; #1 at the top. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.Show the numbers
Year
US
2009
#12,491 (5)
2002
#9,392 (6)
1999
#9,912 (5)
1997
#9,265 (5)
1996
#7,971 (6)
1995
#6,992 (7)
1994
#6,372 (8)
1993
#5,360 (10)
1992
#4,872 (11)
1991
#4,476 (12)
1990
#4,167 (13)
1989
#4,527 (11)
1988
#7,270 (5)
1987
#3,731 (12)
1986
#3,005 (16)
The tide so far
Peaked in the US in 1975 at #1,012.
First recorded in the US in 1941.
In 2002, 50% of US babies named Karey were girls.
Spellings
Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.