Karey
Karey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1015th with 119 babies. More babies were named Karey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- Not rankedgirls
- Babies in 2025
- 0girls
- Girls and boys
- No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1975119 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,771babies recorded
Karey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | #14,010 | — | 6 | — |
| 1990 | #3,952 | #4,287 | 26 | 13 |
| 1980 | #1,650 | #5,229 | 70 | 7 |
| 1970 | #1,322 | #2,574 | 80 | 14 |
| 1960 | #2,030 | #1,748 | 32 | 22 |
| 1950 | #3,550 | #3,505 | 10 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Karey, counting every spelling?
Karey has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How old are people named Karey?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Karey are alive today, with a median age of 51; half are between 45 and 58. That makes Karey mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Karey by state
How common Karey was among girls born in each state in 1973–1977, around its peak. In 36 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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These names rose and fell in step with Karey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Karey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Karey
How popular is the name Karey?
Karey was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1975, when it ranked 1015th with 119 babies. More babies were named Karey in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Karey a boy or girl name?
No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,187 girls and 584 boys.
Where was Karey most popular?
In 1973–1977, Karey was most common in Ohio (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by Minnesota and Oregon.