Feminine dossier · first seen 1972

Karly

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Karly
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1993

Peak era

1993

Peak rank proxy

427

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1972Peak 19932024

Peak year

1993

Decline from peak

83.8%

2024

All-time

10,800

Karly is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1993, when 427 girls were named Karly.

In 2024, only 69 girls were given the name.

Down 83.8% from its peak.

All told, about 10,800 Americans have been named Karly and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1972.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1993

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