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Karli

100% girls · 64 born in 2025

Karli has been given to about 10,960 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1994, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 10,813
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Karli per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1994 · 425
  • Born in 202564
  • All time10,960

How popular is Karli?

Its best year was 1994, when 425 babies were given the name, ranking 559th. The typical living American called Karli is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arkansas, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Karli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Carli0.96
  2. Kali0.85
  3. Kayli0.85
  4. Kalli0.85
  5. Cali0.81
  6. Kari0.79
  7. Calli0.81
  8. Karly0.79

Middle names for Karli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Karli Catherine0.84
  2. Karli Josephine0.84
  3. Karli Rose0.83
  4. Karli Marie0.83
  5. Karli Grace0.83
  6. Karli Jane0.83

Sibling names for Karli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.94
  2. Nikolasbrother · 0.93
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.93
  4. Tianasister · 0.93
  5. Nathanaelbrother · 0.93
  6. Daliasister · 0.92

Where Karli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arkansas0.02%
  2. Georgia0.01%
  3. Ohio0.01%
  4. Florida0.00%
  5. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Karli Reyes0.78
  2. Karli Nguyen0.78
  3. Karli Moore0.78
  4. Karli Lee0.78
  5. Karli Hall0.78
  6. Karli Green0.78

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 Karli

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

Karli 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.