The first name Karly
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A spelling variant of Carly.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Karly last appeared in the official list in 2017, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 2007, with 19 births (#1,384).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karly with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karly at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 66 girls born in the United States were named Karly, the 2,631st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 427 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Karly
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kali UchisAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1994)
Questions
- What does the name Karly mean?
- A spelling variant of Carly.
- How popular is the name Karly?
- In 2017, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Karly, ranking 5,765th. Its peak was 2007, with 19 births.
- Is Karly a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,871 US babies named Karly since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karly most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 427 babies were named Karly, its highest rank at 559th.