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Carly and Carla side by side: Carly peaked in 1995 and Carla in 1961; in 2025 they were given to 248 and 223 babies.

Carly and Carla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Carly and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlyCarla
Carly and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlyCarla
Carly and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025CarlyCarla
Carly and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025CarlyCarla

Girls and boys together; Carly solid, Carla dashed.

Carly and Carla compared
CarlyCarla
Births 2025248223
Rank 2025#1,009 among girls’ names#1,083 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188066,626150,815
Peak year19951961
Girls99.8%99.7%
Alive, estimated65,300130,000
Median age2958

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

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