Girls' name · since 1991
Karlei
302 babies named Karlei in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 302
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karlei sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 302 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Karlei recorded 302 times among girls since 1991, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2023.
- #15,841 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 302 born since 1991
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karlei ranks #15,841 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 302 born since 1991, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,841 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 302
- born since 1991
- 2010s
- peak decade
Karlei's 302 recorded births place it above 78.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Karlei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Karlei's full recorded timeline at 2011, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1991, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Karlei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2023
- Peak year (2015)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Karlei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (154 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Karlei's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Karlei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
82 births
- 2010s
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 61
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 154 births (51% of all-time use).
Karlei by state
Where Karlei concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.7% |
5 of 302 births nationwide.
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- Karlei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (154 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Mississippi records the most Karleis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Karlei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1991–2023 (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 Karlei 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.