Feminine dossier · first seen 1972
Karly
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1993
Peak era
1993
Peak births
427
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Karly
How many people are named Karly?
An estimated 10,614 living Americans are named Karly.
How rare is Karly?
Karly is uncommon among babies today, with 66 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 84.5% from its 1993 peak.
How old is the typical Karly?
The median age of a living American named Karly is approximately 26 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 34 years old.
Is Karly still popular?
Not especially. Karly has been declining since its 1993 peak and registered 66 births in 2025.
Where is Karly most common?
Karly has its strongest geographic signal in Minnesota, where it appears 2.4× more often than the national baseline.
1972Peak 19932025
Peak year
1993
Decline from peak
84.5%
2025
66
All-time
10,866
Where it lives now
Karly is most concentrated in Iowa — about 2.3× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Karly is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.