Boy or Girl

Is Karley a boy or girl name?

Karley is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 48 girls and 0 boys were named Karley, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 7,908 US babies named Karley were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
Not ranked
Girl rank, 2024
#3,296
Babies named Karley since 1972
7,908
Most popular year
2005
317 babies
Babies named Karley each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Karley from 1972 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.0100200300400198020002020

Boys and girls named Karley, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1970s083100%
1980s0414100%
1990s02,452100%
2000s02,825100%
2010s01,646100%
2020s0488100%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20240–48#3,296
20230–58#2,916
20220–73#2,476
20210–121#1,714
20200–188#1,218
20190–97#1,994
20180–129#1,643
20170–128#1,680
20160–134#1,631
20150–180#1,318
20140–162#1,412
20130–191#1,250
20120–159#1,440
20110–215#1,139
20100–251#1,001
20090–269#983
20080–301#911
20070–306#901
20060–289#915
20050–317#817
20040–284#867
20030–291#841
20020–233#957
20010–265#862
20000–270#830
19990–290#766
19980–311#714
19970–257#810
19960–285#742
19950–226#860
19940–298#704
19930–275#753
19920–253#797
19910–167#1,083
19900–90#1,648
19890–67#1,932
19880–56#2,080
19870–47#2,289
19860–55#1,987
19850–53#2,032
19840–41#2,358
19830–27#3,092
19820–26#3,293
19810–21#3,791
19800–21#3,769
19790–15#4,722
19780–15#4,539
19770–8#7,175
19760–9#6,283
19750–8#6,778
19740–13#4,576
19730–8#6,330
19720–7#6,864

Highest rank

Karley has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #704 in 1994. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Karley

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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.