Girls' name · since 1993
Karelly
166 babies named Karelly in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karelly is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 166 have been recorded since 1993.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karelly has been recorded 166 times among girls since 1993, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2023.
- #21,721 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 166 born since 1993
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karelly ranks #21,721 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 166 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.
- #21,721 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 166
- born since 1993
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karelly's 166 recorded births place it above 69.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Karelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karelly splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2003 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2023
- Peak year (2003)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Karelly by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (85 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Karelly's strongest decade.
85 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Karelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 85 births (51% of all-time use).
Karelly by state
Where Karelly concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 6.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 3.6% |
10 of 166 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Karelly's decade-level peak was the 2000s (85 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karellys (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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Two nationwide peer axes for Karelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1993–2023 (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 Karelly 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.