US rank #1899 Girls' name Peak 2004 11,400 births

Karlie — #1899 US girls' name

11,400 babies named Karlie in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1341980s7241990s32152000s36722010s29212020s729
#1899
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Karlie was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

445 babies were named Karlie in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlie

The Social Security Administration has registered 11,400 babies named Karlie between 1966 and 2024, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlie currently holds the #1899 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 445 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlie performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 3,672 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Karlie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 854 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Karlie in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 11,400 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Karlie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

11,400

Since 1966

59 years of records

Peak year

2004

445 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,899

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1966

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 2024

Karlie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1966

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
445
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
-1000100200300400500 202420172010200319961989198219751966 5

Karlie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
3,672 births that decade — 32% of Karlie's all-time total
1960s51970s1341980s7241990s32152000s36722010s29212020s729

Karlie by state

Where Karlie concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Karlie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
854 7.5%
#2 Texas
842 7.4%
#3 Ohio
568 5.0%
#4 Louisiana
420 3.7%
#5 Michigan
410 3.6%
#6 Illinois
405 3.6%
#7 Pennsylvania
403 3.5%
#8 Florida
393 3.4%
California share of Karlie's total US births 7.5%
Even split

854 of 11,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Karlie appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlie?
11,400 babies have been named Karlie since 1966. It currently ranks #1899 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 445 births.
When was Karlie most popular?
Karlie was most popular in the 2000s decade with 3,672 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Karlie most popular?
The top states for the name Karlie are California (854 births), Texas (842 births), Ohio (568 births).
How long has the name Karlie been used?
Karlie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 59 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Karlie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.