Girls' name · since 1972
Karley
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 7,955 babies named Karley, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,955
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karley is the #3359 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 7,955 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Karley recorded 7,955 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #3359 nationally today, ahead of 81% 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 1972 to 2025.
- #1,920 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,359 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,955 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karley ranks #1,920 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,359 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,955 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,920 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,359 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,955
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Karley's 7,955 recorded births place it above 97.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Karley compares
7,955 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Karley's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,955 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 317 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Karley's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 317, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Karley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 317
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Karley by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,825 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Karley's strongest decade.
2,825 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Karley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 83
1970s
83 births
- 1980s 414
1980s
414 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,452 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,825 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,647 births
- 2020s 534
2020s
534 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,825 births (36% of all-time use).
How Karley 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 Karley's total volume
Karley by state
Where Karley concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 621 | 7.8% |
| #2 | California | | 449 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 370 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 339 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 325 | 4.1% |
| #6 | Florida | | 268 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 254 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 247 | 3.1% |
621 of 7,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Karley appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karley's data
- Karley's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,825 total births); usage has since declined to 534 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Karleys (621 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 Karley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Karley 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.