Karly has been given to about 10,871 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Its best year was 1993, when 427 babies were given the name, ranking 559th. The typical living American called Karly is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.01% 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.