Girls' name · since 1956
Karlee
Karlee has 13,647 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,898 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,647
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlee currently ranks #1898 among girls' names in America, with 13,647 babies recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Karlee recorded 13,647 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #1898 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, 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 1956 to 2025.
- #1,373 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,898 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,647 born since 1956
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlee ranks #1,373 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,898 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,647 born since 1956, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,373 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,898 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,647
- born since 1956
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karlee's 13,647 recorded births place it above 98.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karlee compares
13,647 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Karlee's all-time total is 36x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karlee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,647 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 511 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karlee's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 511, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karlee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 511
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Karlee by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,391 births, 32% of the file).
2000s was Karlee's strongest decade.
4,391 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Karlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 14
1960s
14 births
- 1970s 186
1970s
186 births
- 1980s 733
1980s
733 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,427 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,391 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,847 births
- 2020s 1,044
2020s
1,044 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,391 births (32% of all-time use).
How Karlee 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 Karlee's total volume
Karlee by state
Where Karlee concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,055 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 826 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 648 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 593 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 534 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Florida | | 469 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 397 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 395 | 2.9% |
1,055 of 13,647 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Karlee appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karlee's data
- Karlee's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,391 total births); usage has since declined to 1,044 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karlees (1,055 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Karlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Karlee 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.