Carley is an established variant of Carla that peaked in 1998 and has since faded.
Carley is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,725 for girl births in the United States (and #4,800 across all names), given to 63 babies. Carley was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1998 (713 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | #2,725 | — |
| 2024 | 53 | 53 | #3,057 | — |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | #2,760 | — |
| 2022 | 86 | 86 | #2,196 | — |
| 2021 | 123 | 123 | #1,682 | — |
| 2020 | 108 | 108 | #1,822 | — |
| 2019 | 134 | 134 | #1,588 | — |
| 2018 | 151 | 151 | #1,453 | — |
| 2017 | 147 | 147 | #1,508 | — |
| 2016 | 171 | 171 | #1,372 | — |
| 2015 | 234 | 234 | #1,106 | — |
| 2014 | 237 | 237 | #1,080 | — |
| 2013 | 293 | 293 | #882 | — |
| 2012 | 272 | 272 | #940 | — |
| 2011 | 291 | 291 | #896 | — |
| 2010 | 360 | 360 | #760 | — |
| 2009 | 402 | 402 | #720 | — |
| 2008 | 489 | 489 | #632 | — |
| 2007 | 563 | 563 | #546 | — |
| 2006 | 533 | 533 | #552 | — |
| 2005 | 628 | 628 | #486 | — |
| 2004 | 575 | 575 | #512 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 537 | 537 | #526 | — |
| 2002 | 572 | 572 | #488 | — |
| 2001 | 607 | 607 | #457 | — |
| 2000 | 687 | 687 | #411 | — |
| 1999 | 602 | 602 | #444 | — |
| 1998 | 718 | 718 | #389 | #9,833 |
| 1997 | 694 | — | #382 | — |
| 1996 | 703 | — | #376 | — |
| 1995 | 624 | — | #418 | #7,940 |
| 1994 | 609 | — | #411 | — |
| 1993 | 588 | — | #429 | — |
| 1992 | 622 | — | #409 | #7,549 |
| 1991 | 498 | — | #484 | — |
| 1990 | 276 | — | #761 | #8,296 |
| 1989 | 234 | — | #830 | #8,067 |
| 1988 | 258 | — | #726 | — |
| 1987 | 227 | — | #794 | #6,202 |
| 1986 | 209 | — | #802 | — |
| 1985 | 176 | — | #901 | — |
| 1984 | 180 | — | #851 | — |
| 1983 | 158 | — | #938 | — |
| 1982 | 149 | — | #989 | — |
| 1981 | 120 | — | #1,183 | #4,567 |
| 1980 | 84 | — | #1,448 | — |
| 1979 | 73 | — | #1,571 | — |
| 1978 | 71 | — | #1,639 | #5,145 |
| 1977 | 69 | — | #1,563 | — |
| 1976 | 71 | — | #1,466 | — |
| 1975 | 41 | — | #2,100 | — |
| 1974 | 61 | — | #1,564 | — |
| 1973 | 37 | — | #2,134 | — |
| 1972 | 24 | — | #3,293 | #5,086 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | #6,693 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | #6,720 | — |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,106 | — |
| 1965 | 5 | — | #6,639 | — |
| 1964 | 5 | — | #6,881 | — |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #4,929 | — |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #4,939 | — |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,323 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #6,208 | #4,028 |
| 1957 | 16 | — | #4,582 | #3,048 |
| 1956 | 18 | — | #3,942 | #3,003 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #5,295 | #3,554 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #4,723 | #3,896 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | #3,986 | #3,177 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | — | #3,812 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #5,503 | #2,869 |
| 1950 | 17 | — | #3,452 | #3,067 |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #3,021 | — |
| 1948 | 21 | — | #4,734 | #1,953 |
| 1947 | 9 | — | #3,734 | — |
| 1946 | 15 | — | #3,709 | #2,949 |
| 1945 | 13 | — | #4,636 | #2,590 |
| 1944 | 7 | — | — | #2,898 |
| 1943 | 17 | — | #3,535 | #2,587 |
| 1942 | 18 | — | #3,216 | #2,552 |
| 1941 | 18 | — | #3,051 | #2,511 |
| 1940 | 26 | — | #2,442 | #1,911 |
| 1939 | 21 | — | #2,134 | #3,163 |
| 1938 | 24 | — | #2,966 | #1,830 |
| 1937 | 18 | — | #2,467 | #3,220 |
| 1936 | 15 | — | #2,888 | #3,196 |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #3,811 | #3,000 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #3,877 | #3,015 |
| 1933 | 25 | — | #2,174 | #2,230 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #2,151 | — |
| 1931 | 19 | — | #2,445 | #3,133 |
| 1930 | 22 | — | #2,322 | #3,057 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,457 | — |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #4,265 | #2,686 |
| 1927 | 29 | — | #2,108 | #2,549 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #1,628 | #3,167 |
| 1925 | 16 | — | #3,399 | #3,460 |
| 1924 | 34 | — | #1,817 | #2,678 |
| 1923 | 17 | — | #3,698 | #2,976 |
| 1922 | 26 | — | #1,905 | #4,397 |
| 1921 | 12 | — | #5,227 | #3,572 |
| 1920 | 15 | — | — | #2,150 |
| 1919 | 5 | — | — | #4,248 |
| 1917 | 9 | — | — | #2,766 |
| 1916 | 8 | — | — | #2,963 |
| 1915 | 9 | — | — | #2,659 |
| 1914 | 9 | — | — | #2,300 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #2,886 |
| 1912 | 5 | — | — | #2,601 |