Recorded 1973–2013 Girls' name Peak 1992 384 births

Karlye — girls' name

384 babies named Karlye in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s551990s1582000s1422010s24
1990s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Karlye was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

25 babies were named Karlye in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karlye

The Social Security Administration has registered 384 babies named Karlye between 1973 and 2013, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karlye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karlye performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 158 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karlye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karlye 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 384 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.

Karlye at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

384

Since 1973

41 years of records

Peak year

1992

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1973

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2013

Karlye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1973

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1992)
25
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
051015202530 201320092005200119971993198819821973 5

Karlye by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
158 births that decade — 41% of Karlye's all-time total
1970s51980s551990s1582000s1422010s24

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karlye?
384 babies have been named Karlye since 1973. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1992 with 25 births.
When was Karlye most popular?
Karlye was most popular in the 1990s decade with 158 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Karlye been used?
Karlye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 41 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Karlye?
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.

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, 1973–2013 (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.