Is Carly a boy or girl name?
Carly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 308 girls and 0 boys were named Carly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 66,374 US babies named Carly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #873
- Babies named Carly since 1951
- 66,374
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 2,585 babies
Boys and girls named Carly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 24 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 7 | 100% |
| 1970s | 14 | 2,980 | 99.5% |
| 1980s | 73 | 12,475 | 99.4% |
| 1990s | 52 | 22,790 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 21 | 16,688 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 0 | 9,299 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,951 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 308 | #873 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 360 | #781 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 365 | #778 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 447 | #663 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 471 | #621 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 536 | #567 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 654 | #480 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 695 | #455 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 807 | #413 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 846 | #389 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 916 | #357 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #322 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,110 | #285 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,277 | #248 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,439 | #217 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,508 | #215 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,685 | #197 |
| 2007 | 6 | #11,138 | 1,323 | #261 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #252 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,749 | #199 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,614 | 1,926 | #177 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,762 | #183 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,590 | #206 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,437 | 1,833 | #176 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,961 | #169 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,827 | #172 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,628 | 2,264 | #141 |
| 1997 | 5 | #9,477 | 2,335 | #137 |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,205 | 2,510 | #126 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 2,585 | #122 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,453 | 2,323 | #138 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,914 | 2,364 | #137 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,550 | 2,467 | #134 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,025 | 2,338 | #137 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,504 | 1,777 | #163 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,557 | 1,553 | #179 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,732 | 1,600 | #175 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 1,412 | #196 |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,287 | 1,189 | #223 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,220 | 1,311 | #202 |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,044 | 1,322 | #203 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,160 | #219 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,722 | 1,249 | #212 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,888 | 927 | #270 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 752 | #322 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,465 | 676 | #345 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 550 | #383 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 401 | #478 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 345 | #518 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 318 | #543 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 370 | #480 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,576 | 240 | #630 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,354 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,492 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,037 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,486 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,762 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,540 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,912 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Carly reached #3,287 in 1986. As a girl name, it reached #122 in 1995. 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 Carly
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.