NameTides

Karly

Karly was the #2,607 girls' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies).

Karly as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Karly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020US
Karly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,607 (66)—————
2024#2,559 (69)—————
2023#2,555 (69)—————
2022#2,319 (80)————#2,553 (7)
2021#2,558 (68)————#3,280 (5)
2020#2,135 (85)—————
2019#1,898 (105)———#871 (3)#2,188 (9)
2018#1,727 (119)—#809 (3)——#1,862 (11)
2017#1,475 (152)#5,765 (3)#501 (6)——#2,374 (8)
2016#1,338 (177)#4,096 (5)#585 (5)——#1,906 (11)
2015#1,329 (178)—#566 (5)——#2,011 (10)
2014#1,333 (177)#4,684 (4)#603 (5)—#876 (3)#1,455 (16)
2013#988 (253)#3,160 (7)#413 (8)——#1,512 (15)
2012#1,128 (218)#2,969 (8)#426 (8)——#1,297 (19)
2011#992 (256)#2,636 (9)#334 (11)——#1,361 (17)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1993 at #558.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1972.

How common is it?

about 1 in 24,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

Next year

On its recent trend, Karly is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 24,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 28,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Karly by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,386TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Karly (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KarlyCanadaGirls—too few
KarlyEngland & WalesGirls—too few
KarlyIrelandGirls—too few
KarlyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
KarlyScotlandGirls—too few
KarlyUSGirls#2,60766
KarlyUSBoys—too few