Girls' name · since 1961
Karli
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 10,960 babies named Karli, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,960
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Karli is the #2699 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,960 recorded since 1961.
Karli has 10,960 recorded births among girls since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2699 as of the latest data, more common than 84% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #1,573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,699 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,960 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Karli ranks #1,573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,699 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,960 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,699 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,960
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Karli's 10,960 recorded births place it above 97.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Karli compares
10,960 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Karli's all-time total is 29x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karli | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,960 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 425 | 21 | 19,840 |
Karli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karli splits its recorded history at 1996: 66% of all births land in the more recent half, 34% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 425 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (1994)
- 425
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Karli by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (3,666 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Karli's strongest decade.
3,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Karli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 22
1960s
22 births
- 1970s 306
1970s
306 births
- 1980s 1,327
1980s
1,327 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,666 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,440 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,727 births
- 2020s 472
2020s
472 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 3,666 births (33% of all-time use).
How Karli 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 Karli's total volume
Karli by state
Where Karli concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 846 | 7.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 832 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 556 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 475 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 432 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 341 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 336 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 320 | 2.9% |
846 of 10,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.
Karli appears in 42 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Karli's data
- Karli's decade-level peak was the 1990s (3,666 total births); usage has since declined to 472 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Karlis (846 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Karli: 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 (~64 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, 1961–2025 (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 Karli 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.