Recorded 1961–1988 Girls' name Peak 1980 43 births

Karilee — girls' name

43 babies named Karilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s151980s23
1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Karilee was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Karilee in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Karilee between 1961 and 1988, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karilee performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Karilee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karilee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 43 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karilee at a glance

Last recorded 1988

Total births

43

Since 1961

28 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1988

Active since

1961

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1988

Karilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1961

Last recorded 1988
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 19881985198119801977197519741961 5

Karilee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
23 births that decade — 53% of Karilee's all-time total
1960s51970s151980s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karilee?
43 babies have been named Karilee since 1961. It was last recorded in 1988. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Karilee most popular?
Karilee was most popular in the 1980s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Karilee been used?
Karilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 28 years of data through 1988.
What names are similar to Karilee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.