Is Carley a boy or girl name?
Carley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 53 girls and 0 boys were named Carley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.6% of the 17,269 US babies named Carley were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,048
- Babies named Carley since 1912
- 17,269
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 718 babies
Boys and girls named Carley, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 50 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 83 | 129 | 60.8% |
| 1930s | 73 | 112 | 60.5% |
| 1940s | 78 | 78 | 50% |
| 1950s | 66 | 65 | 49.6% |
| 1960s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1970s | 11 | 443 | 97.6% |
| 1980s | 19 | 1,776 | 98.9% |
| 1990s | 22 | 5,912 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 8 | 5,584 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,290 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 432 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,048 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,194 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,681 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,819 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,587 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,453 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 147 | #1,507 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 171 | #1,372 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 234 | #1,106 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,080 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 293 | #882 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 272 | #940 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 291 | #896 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 360 | #760 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 401 | #724 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 489 | #632 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 563 | #546 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 533 | #552 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 628 | #486 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,254 | 567 | #512 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 537 | #526 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 572 | #488 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 607 | #457 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 687 | #411 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 602 | #444 |
| 1998 | 5 | #9,833 | 713 | #389 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 694 | #382 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 703 | #376 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,938 | 618 | #418 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 609 | #411 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 588 | #429 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,549 | 616 | #409 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 498 | #484 |
| 1990 | 5 | #8,292 | 271 | #761 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,068 | 229 | #830 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 258 | #726 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,202 | 221 | #794 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 209 | #802 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 176 | #901 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 180 | #851 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 158 | #939 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 149 | #989 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,567 | 112 | #1,183 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,447 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,571 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,145 | 65 | #1,639 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,563 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,448 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,142 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,564 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,134 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,086 | 19 | #3,293 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,694 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,722 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,106 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,638 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,881 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,929 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,938 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,322 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,028 | 5 | #6,209 |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,048 | 8 | #4,581 |
| 1956 | 8 | #3,003 | 10 | #3,942 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,554 | 6 | #5,295 |
| 1954 | 5 | #3,897 | 7 | #4,723 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,177 | 9 | #3,986 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,812 | 5 | #5,654 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,869 | 5 | #5,504 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,067 | 10 | #3,452 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,021 |
| 1948 | 15 | #1,953 | 6 | #4,734 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,734 |
| 1946 | 7 | #2,949 | 8 | #3,709 |
| 1945 | 8 | #2,590 | 5 | #4,636 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,898 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,587 | 8 | #3,535 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,552 | 9 | #3,216 |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,511 | 9 | #3,051 |
| 1940 | 14 | #1,911 | 12 | #2,442 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,163 | 15 | #2,134 |
| 1938 | 15 | #1,830 | 9 | #2,966 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,220 | 12 | #2,467 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,196 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 1935 | 7 | #3,000 | 6 | #3,811 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,015 | 6 | #3,877 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,230 | 14 | #2,174 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,133 | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,057 | 14 | #2,322 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,457 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,686 | 6 | #4,265 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,549 | 18 | #2,108 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,167 | 26 | #1,628 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,460 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1924 | 11 | #2,678 | 23 | #1,817 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,976 | 8 | #3,698 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,397 | 21 | #1,905 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,572 | 5 | #5,227 |
| 1920 | 15 | #2,150 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,248 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,766 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 8 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 9 | #2,659 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,300 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #2,886 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carley reached #1,830 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #376 in 1996. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Carley
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.