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Karley

100% girls · 46 born in 2025

Karley has been given to about 7,955 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 7,870
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karley per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 317
  • Born in 202546
  • All time7,955

How popular is Karley?

Its best year was 2005, when 317 babies were given the name, ranking 817th. The typical living American called Karley is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Missouri, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Karley

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carley0.97
  2. Harley0.88
  3. Marley0.88
  4. Kaley0.88
  5. Kayley0.88
  6. Arley0.88
  7. Carey0.84
  8. Kailey0.82

Middle names for Karley

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karley Anne0.81
  2. Karley Catherine0.78
  3. Karley Josephine0.78
  4. Karley Rose0.77
  5. Karley Marie0.77
  6. Karley Grace0.77

Sibling names for Karley

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.94
  2. Palomasister · 0.93
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.93
  4. Tracebrother · 0.93
  5. Nikolasbrother · 0.93
  6. Ilianasister · 0.92

Where Karley is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Missouri0.01%
  2. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Karley Anderson0.77
  2. Karley White0.72
  3. Karley Nguyen0.72
  4. Karley Moore0.72
  5. Karley Hill0.72
  6. Karley Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Karley

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Karley across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.