Baby name

Carley

Girl

Short-lived name

In 1998, Carley reached its peak: 713 girls, 1 baby in 5,157. The decline was steep: births are now 89% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 2719. 35% of all babies named Carley since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

16,918births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 389rank at its peak, in 1998

Where babies named Carley are born

1998

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The darker the blue, the more common Carley is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Carley is most common in Mississippi (2.9 times), Alabama (2.1) and Louisiana (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Carly 66,466
Marley 33,045
Harley 31,167
Carlee 12,982
Carey 12,741
Charley 11,347

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