girl's name
Karely
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,670
Karely is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 185 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 44,803 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1987.
Karely over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 285 |
| 2000s | 831 |
| 2010s | 829 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 712 |
How popular is Karely?
In 2025, Karely was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Karely
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Karely also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Karely over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Karely
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Karely — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Karely
How popular is the name Karely?
In 2025, Karely was given to 74 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Karely a girl's or a boy's name?
Karely is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Karely most popular?
Karely peaked in 2023, when 185 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Karely a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Karely currently ranks #2,413 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.