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Carley and Carla side by side: Carley peaked in 1998 and Carla in 1961; in 2025 they were given to 63 and 223 babies.

Carley and Carla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Carley and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaCarley
Carley and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaCarley
Carley and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025CarlaCarley
Carley and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025CarlaCarley

Girls and boys together; Carley solid, Carla dashed.

Carley and Carla compared
CarleyCarla
Births 202563223
Rank 2025#2,725 among girls’ names#1,083 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188017,328150,815
Peak year19981961
Girls98%99.7%
Alive, estimated16,500130,000
Median age2658

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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