Karely
Girl name · #2425 in 2025 · Very rare
Karely is currently the #2425 girl name in the United States — 74 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #2524, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 24,324 girls born in 2025 was named Karely.
The 38-year story
Karely first appears in the Social Security records in 1987, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 185 babies and a rank of #1248. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Karely per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Karely in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Karely is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Karely will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Karely is most common
State-level data for Karely is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Karely
Statistically, parents drawn to Karely tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kaely, Lovely, Angely, Danely, and Amely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Karely | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 74 | #2410 |
| 2024 | 98 | #1997 |
| 2023 | 185 | #1248 |
| 2022 | 179 | #1319 |
| 2021 | 81 | #2266 |
| 2020 | 95 | #1977 |
| 2019 | 123 | #1700 |
| 2018 | 84 | #2207 |
| 2017 | 77 | #2357 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2385 |
| 2015 | 71 | #2524 |
| 2014 | 61 | #2809 |
| 2013 | 77 | #2364 |
| 2012 | 79 | #2356 |
| 2011 | 76 | #2416 |
| 2010 | 103 | #1942 |
| 2009 | 105 | #1979 |
| 2008 | 97 | #2092 |
| 2007 | 98 | #2071 |
| 2006 | 81 | #2328 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2524 |
| 2004 | 80 | #2204 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1947 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1821 |
| 2001 | 62 | #2487 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Karely a popular girl name?
Karely ranked #2425 among girls in 2025 with 74 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2524.
When was the name Karely most popular?
Karely peaked in 2023, when 185 American girls received the name (ranked #1248 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Karely?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 24,324 newborn American girls was named Karely. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.