Karly vs Karen

Side-by-side comparison of Karly and Karen — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Karly

Girl name · Rank #2562

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Name B

Karen

Girl name · Rank #1260

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Metric Karly Karen
Current Rank #2562 #1260
Total Births (all years) 10,800 987,811
Peak Year 1993 1957
Peak Year Births 427 40,590
Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Karly Karen
1880ss — 49
1890ss — 79
1900ss — 98
1910ss — 304
1920ss — 564
1930ss — 16,692
1940ss — 167,699
1950ss — 332,533
1960ss — 286,054
1970ss 344 95,173
1980ss 1,424 34,917
1990ss 3,666 24,515
2000ss 3,072 20,608
2010ss 1,923 7,357
2020ss 371 1,169

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Karly Karen
2014 177 633
2015 178 627
2016 177 617
2017 152 554
2018 119 470
2019 105 439
2020 85 331
2021 68 229
2022 80 199
2023 69 226
2024 69 184

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1972–2024.

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