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Karly and Carla side by side: Karly peaked in 1993 and Carla in 1961; in 2025 they were given to 66 and 223 babies.

Karly and Carla, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Karly and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaKarly
Karly and Carla births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025CarlaKarly
Karly and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025CarlaKarly
Karly and Carla births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025CarlaKarly

Girls and boys together; Karly solid, Carla dashed.

Karly and Carla compared
KarlyCarla
Births 202566223
Rank 2025#2,631 among girls’ names#1,083 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188010,871150,815
Peak year19931961
Girls100.0%99.7%
Alive, estimated10,700130,000
Median age2658

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

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