Carly has been given to about 66,626 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1995, when 2,585 babies were given the name, ranking 122nd. The typical living American called Carly is about 29 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.