Is Karly a boy or girl name?
Karly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 69 girls and 0 boys were named Karly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 10,805 US babies named Karly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,562
- Babies named Karly since 1972
- 10,805
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 427 babies
Boys and girls named Karly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | 344 | 98.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,424 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,666 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 3,072 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,923 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 371 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,562 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,566 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,326 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,573 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,139 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,904 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,731 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 152 | #1,477 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,341 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,333 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,336 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 253 | #991 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 218 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 256 | #993 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 288 | #908 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 290 | #923 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 342 | #831 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 262 | #1,014 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 249 | #1,030 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 329 | #790 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 341 | #764 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 303 | #816 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 297 | #794 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 323 | #740 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 336 | #698 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 344 | #666 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 370 | #629 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 355 | #630 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 383 | #597 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 378 | #596 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 398 | #577 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 427 | #559 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 421 | #558 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 373 | #604 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 217 | #891 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 186 | #952 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 174 | #958 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 179 | #925 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 134 | #1,107 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 163 | #954 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 150 | #966 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,141 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,168 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,222 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,322 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,756 |
| 1978 | 5 | #6,292 | 70 | #1,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,816 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,012 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,583 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,864 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,777 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,254 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Karly reached #6,292 in 1978. As a girl name, it reached #558 in 1992. 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 Karly
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.