Karly is an established variant of Karla that peaked in 1993 and has since faded.
Karly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,631 for girl births in the United States (and #4,650 across all names), given to 66 babies. Karly was first reported in SSA data in 1972 and peaked in 1993 (427 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | #2,631 | — |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | #2,572 | — |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | #2,571 | — |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | #2,328 | — |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | #2,575 | — |
| 2020 | 85 | 85 | #2,141 | — |
| 2019 | 105 | 105 | #1,905 | — |
| 2018 | 119 | 119 | #1,732 | — |
| 2017 | 152 | 152 | #1,477 | — |
| 2016 | 177 | 177 | #1,341 | — |
| 2015 | 178 | 178 | #1,333 | — |
| 2014 | 177 | 177 | #1,336 | — |
| 2013 | 253 | 253 | #991 | — |
| 2012 | 218 | 218 | #1,128 | — |
| 2011 | 256 | 256 | #993 | — |
| 2010 | 288 | 288 | #908 | — |
| 2009 | 290 | 290 | #923 | — |
| 2008 | 342 | 342 | #831 | — |
| 2007 | 262 | 262 | #1,014 | — |
| 2006 | 249 | 249 | #1,030 | — |
| 2005 | 329 | 329 | #791 | — |
| 2004 | 341 | 341 | #764 | — |
| 2003 | 303 | 303 | #816 | — |
| 2002 | 297 | 297 | #794 | — |
| 2001 | 323 | 323 | #740 | — |
| 2000 | 336 | 336 | #698 | — |
| 1999 | 344 | 344 | #666 | — |
| 1998 | 370 | 370 | #629 | — |
| 1997 | 355 | — | #631 | — |
| 1996 | 383 | — | #597 | — |
| 1995 | 378 | — | #596 | — |
| 1994 | 398 | — | #577 | — |
| 1993 | 427 | — | #559 | — |
| 1992 | 421 | — | #558 | — |
| 1991 | 373 | — | #604 | — |
| 1990 | 217 | — | #891 | — |
| 1989 | 186 | — | #952 | — |
| 1988 | 174 | — | #958 | — |
| 1987 | 179 | — | #925 | — |
| 1986 | 134 | — | #1,107 | — |
| 1985 | 163 | — | #954 | — |
| 1984 | 150 | — | #966 | — |
| 1983 | 117 | — | #1,141 | — |
| 1982 | 118 | — | #1,168 | — |
| 1981 | 107 | — | #1,222 | — |
| 1980 | 96 | — | #1,322 | — |
| 1979 | 62 | — | #1,756 | — |
| 1978 | 75 | — | #1,560 | #6,294 |
| 1977 | 56 | — | #1,815 | — |
| 1976 | 44 | — | #2,012 | — |
| 1975 | 30 | — | #2,583 | — |
| 1974 | 47 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1973 | 25 | — | #2,777 | — |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,254 | — |