Girls' name · since 1988
Carely
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 152 babies named Carely, peaking in 2002. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
152 girls have been named Carely since 1988, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Carely has 152 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2023.
- #22,620 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 152 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carely ranks #22,620 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 152 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #22,620 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 152
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Carely's 152 recorded births place it above 68.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Carely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carely's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2002 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2023
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Carely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (73 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Carely's strongest decade.
73 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Carely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
73 births
- 2010s
2010s
40 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 73 births (48% of all-time use).
Carely by state
Where Carely concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.3% |
10 of 152 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Carely's data
- Carely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (73 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Carelys (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1988–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carely draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.