Carly is a familiar variant of Carol that peaked in 1995 and has since faded.
Carly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,009 for girl births in the United States (and #1,932 across all names), given to 248 babies. Carly was first reported in SSA data in 1951 and peaked in 1995 (2,585 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 248 | 248 | #1,009 | — |
| 2024 | 308 | 308 | #875 | — |
| 2023 | 361 | 361 | #780 | — |
| 2022 | 366 | 366 | #778 | — |
| 2021 | 447 | 447 | #664 | — |
| 2020 | 471 | 471 | #621 | — |
| 2019 | 536 | 536 | #567 | — |
| 2018 | 655 | 655 | #478 | — |
| 2017 | 695 | 695 | #456 | — |
| 2016 | 807 | 807 | #413 | — |
| 2015 | 846 | 846 | #389 | — |
| 2014 | 916 | 916 | #357 | — |
| 2013 | 1,019 | 1,019 | #322 | — |
| 2012 | 1,110 | 1,110 | #285 | — |
| 2011 | 1,277 | 1,277 | #248 | — |
| 2010 | 1,439 | 1,439 | #218 | — |
| 2009 | 1,508 | 1,508 | #215 | — |
| 2008 | 1,685 | 1,685 | #197 | — |
| 2007 | 1,329 | 1,329 | #261 | #11,138 |
| 2006 | 1,351 | 1,351 | #252 | — |
| 2005 | 1,749 | 1,749 | #199 | — |
| 2004 | 1,935 | 1,935 | #177 | #7,617 |
| 2003 | 1,762 | 1,762 | #183 | — |
| 2002 | 1,590 | 1,590 | #206 | — |
| 2001 | 1,839 | 1,839 | #176 | #9,437 |
| 2000 | 1,961 | 1,961 | #169 | — |
| 1999 | 1,827 | 1,827 | #172 | — |
| 1998 | 2,270 | 2,270 | #141 | #8,628 |
| 1997 | 2,340 | — | #137 | #9,477 |
| 1996 | 2,515 | — | #126 | #9,206 |
| 1995 | 2,585 | — | #122 | — |
| 1994 | 2,331 | — | #138 | #6,452 |
| 1993 | 2,372 | — | #137 | #6,917 |
| 1992 | 2,473 | — | #134 | #7,550 |
| 1991 | 2,346 | — | #137 | #6,025 |
| 1990 | 1,784 | — | #163 | #6,504 |
| 1989 | 1,564 | — | #179 | #4,558 |
| 1988 | 1,613 | — | #175 | #3,733 |
| 1987 | 1,412 | — | #196 | — |
| 1986 | 1,203 | — | #223 | #3,287 |
| 1985 | 1,318 | — | #202 | #5,220 |
| 1984 | 1,329 | — | #203 | #5,045 |
| 1983 | 1,160 | — | #219 | — |
| 1982 | 1,260 | — | #212 | #3,723 |
| 1981 | 937 | — | #270 | #3,889 |
| 1980 | 752 | — | #322 | — |
| 1979 | 684 | — | #345 | #4,464 |
| 1978 | 550 | — | #383 | — |
| 1977 | 401 | — | #478 | — |
| 1976 | 345 | — | #518 | — |
| 1975 | 318 | — | #543 | — |
| 1974 | 370 | — | #480 | — |
| 1973 | 246 | — | #630 | #4,576 |
| 1972 | 74 | — | #1,354 | — |
| 1971 | 6 | — | #7,492 | — |
| 1969 | 7 | — | #6,037 | — |
| 1958 | 6 | — | #5,487 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #5,761 | — |
| 1952 | 7 | — | #4,540 | — |
| 1951 | 6 | — | #4,912 | — |