Girls' name · since 1986
Karlea
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 248 babies named Karlea, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlea is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 248 have been recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Karlea recorded 248 times among girls since 1986, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2016.
- #17,671 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 248 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlea ranks #17,671 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 248 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,671 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 248
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlea's 248 recorded births place it above 75.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Karlea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karlea's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karlea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2016
- Peak year (1994)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Karlea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (108 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Karlea's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Karlea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 108 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Karlea's data
- Karlea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (108 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karlea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
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, 1986–2016 (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 Karlea 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.