Is Karey a boy or girl name?
Karey was used for both, more often for girls in the US. Across 1880–2024, 78.9% of the 2,771 US babies named Karey were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Karey since 1937
- 2,771
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 133 babies
Boys and girls named Karey, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 31 | 34 | 52.3% |
| 1950s | 102 | 195 | 65.7% |
| 1960s | 156 | 454 | 74.4% |
| 1970s | 108 | 902 | 89.3% |
| 1980s | 94 | 379 | 80.1% |
| 1990s | 77 | 176 | 69.6% |
| 2000s | 11 | 42 | 79.2% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #13,491 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #18,950 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,798 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,064 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #13,105 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,052 | 6 | #14,480 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,714 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 6 | #14,010 |
| 1999 | 5 | #10,776 | 9 | #9,881 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,314 |
| 1997 | 5 | #10,036 | 9 | #9,395 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,462 | 28 | #3,882 |
| 1995 | 7 | #7,386 | 10 | #8,384 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,687 | 22 | #4,607 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,573 | 18 | #5,317 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,064 | 26 | #4,017 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,624 | 15 | #6,085 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,287 | 26 | #3,953 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,667 | 24 | #4,065 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,902 | 17 | #4,944 |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,859 | 20 | #4,185 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,064 | 29 | #3,160 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,204 | 21 | #3,911 |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,386 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,251 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,812 | 63 | #1,762 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,834 | 57 | #1,896 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,229 | 70 | #1,650 |
| 1979 | 8 | #4,630 | 58 | #1,842 |
| 1978 | 9 | #4,005 | 71 | #1,549 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,864 | 115 | #1,113 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,888 | 109 | #1,109 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,834 | 119 | #1,015 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,405 | 92 | #1,206 |
| 1973 | 11 | #3,124 | 88 | #1,214 |
| 1972 | 5 | #5,364 | 90 | #1,194 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,524 | 80 | #1,340 |
| 1970 | 14 | #2,576 | 80 | #1,322 |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,015 | 56 | #1,600 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,664 | 82 | #1,201 |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,085 | 62 | #1,408 |
| 1966 | 16 | #2,008 | 44 | #1,706 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,548 | 35 | #1,964 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,158 | 38 | #1,931 |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,079 | 32 | #2,110 |
| 1962 | 19 | #1,879 | 38 | #1,873 |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,845 | 35 | #1,974 |
| 1960 | 22 | #1,748 | 32 | #2,032 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,159 | 36 | #1,866 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,419 | 33 | #1,926 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,563 | 27 | #2,135 |
| 1956 | 11 | #2,564 | 22 | #2,422 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,183 | 21 | #2,436 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,304 | 18 | #2,642 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,623 | 7 | #4,797 |
| 1952 | 13 | #2,208 | 7 | #4,699 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,952 | 14 | #2,867 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,505 | 10 | #3,549 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,515 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,493 | 8 | #4,048 |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,991 | 5 | #5,695 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,772 | 5 | #5,313 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,895 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,287 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,725 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,797 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karey reached #1,748 in 1960. As a girl name, it reached #1,015 in 1975. 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 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Karey
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.