female NAME · CURRENTLY #1009

Carly

KAR-lee

“free person”

A familiar given name and diminutive form related to Carla and Carl.

friendlyfamiliarbright
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Carly has traveled through time

3181975 7521980 1,3181985 1,7841990 2,5851995 1,9612000 1,7492005 1,4392010 8462015 4712020 2482025
LATEST YEAR2025248 births
PEAK RANK#122in 1995
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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