Recorded 1986–2016 Girls' name Peak 1994 248 births

Karlea — girls' name

248 babies named Karlea in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1002000s1082010s35
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Karlea was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

15 babies were named Karlea in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlea

The Social Security Administration has registered 248 babies named Karlea between 1986 and 2016, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 108 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Karlea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlea 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 248 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.

Karlea at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

248

Since 1986

31 years of records

Peak year

1994

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1986

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 2016

Karlea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1986

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
15
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
05101520 20162010200620021998199419901986 5

Karlea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
108 births that decade — 44% of Karlea's all-time total
1980s51990s1002000s1082010s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlea?
248 babies have been named Karlea since 1986. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 15 births.
When was Karlea most popular?
Karlea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 108 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Karlea been used?
Karlea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 31 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Karlea?
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, 1986–2016 (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.