Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2013
Carlaya
16 babies named Carlaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
16 girls have been named Carlaya since 2013, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Carlaya has 16 recorded births among girls since 2013, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2017.
- 16 total births
- 2013–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Carlaya since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 16
- total births
- 2013–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Carlaya was born in this single decade.
2013
Single peak year
6 babies were named Carlaya in 2013 - its busiest year on record.
Carlaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlaya's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2014, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlaya at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
2013
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2013
Carlaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2017
- Peak year (2013)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Carlaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Carlaya's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Carlaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Carlaya? ▼
Carlaya has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 2013, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 6 babies were born in 2013, its single highest year.
When was Carlaya most popular? ▼
Carlaya was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Carlaya been used? ▼
Records for Carlaya go back to 2013, giving 5 years of history through 2017.
What names are similar to Carlaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Carlaya
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Carlaya
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2013–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Carlaya: Baby Name Since 2013 - 16 Births, Peak 2013." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/carlaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Carlaya 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 July 2026.