Girls' name · since 1987
Karely
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 2,670 babies named Karely, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,670
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karely is the #2425 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 2,670 recorded since 1987.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karely has been recorded 2,670 times among girls since 1987, currently ranked #2425 nationally and more common than 86% of girls, 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 1987 to 2025.
- #3,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,425 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,670 born since 1987
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karely ranks #3,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,425 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,670 born since 1987, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,425 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,670
- born since 1987
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karely's 2,670 recorded births place it above 94.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karely compares
2,670 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karely's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,670 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 185 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karely's full recorded timeline at 2007, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 185 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 185
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Karely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (831 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Karely's strongest decade.
831 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Karely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s 285
1990s
285 births
- 2000s
2000s
831 births
- 2010s
2010s
829 births
- 2020s
2020s
712 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 831 births (31% of all-time use).
How Karely compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Karely's total volume
Karely by state
Where Karely concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 872 | 32.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 668 | 25.0% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 157 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 42 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 27 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 22 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Nevada | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #8 | New York | | 15 | 0.6% |
872 of 2,670 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Karely appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karely's data
- Karely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (831 total births) through the 2020s (712) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Karelys (872 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 popularity rank to Karely
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1987–2025 (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 Karely 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.