Karely
Karely was the 2420th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1249th with 185 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 116 places. More babies were named Karely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,420 girls, down 434 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 74girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023185 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,670babies recorded
Karely popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,420 | 74 |
| 2020 | #1,986 | 95 |
| 2010 | #1,953 | 103 |
| 2000 | #2,921 | 49 |
| 1990 | #8,824 | 9 |
| 1980 | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Karely, counting every spelling?
Karely is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,640 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,420 for Karely on its own. Together these spellings went to 110 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karely | 74 | #2,420 | 617 |
| Kareli | 36 | #4,034 | 140 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Karely?
74 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Karely (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Karely born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 113 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Karely.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Karely?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Karely are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 6 and 22. That makes Karely mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Karely by state
How common Karely was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×), California (2.5×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Karely: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karely, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karely
How popular is the name Karely?
Karely was the 2420th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 74 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 1249th with 185 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 116 places. More babies were named Karely in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Karely a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Karely in the US.
Where is Karely most popular?
In 2021–2025, Karely was most common in New Mexico (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.