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Carly

Carly holds the #1008 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 248 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #621 in 2020 to #1008 today. Its strongest year on record was 1995 (#122 nationally, 2,585 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1951. The name's biggest fan base is in Ohio (#592 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1008
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#122
in 1995 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
248
girls named Carly

Carly popularity, 1880–2025

0.040%0.079%0.12%0.16%18801900192019401960198020002020#122 in 1995
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1995

Where Carly is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025MI—New York: #1312 (10 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1312Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025IL—Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #592 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OH#592Pennsylvania: #1015 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)PA#1015New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025CT—California: #1651 (13 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1651Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025UT—Colorado: #634 (8 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#634Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: #653 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#653West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025WV—Virginia: #843 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#843Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025AL—Georgia: #984 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)GA#984Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Carly in 2025HI—Texas: #1037 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1037Florida: #959 (16 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)FL#959
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Oklahoma (#619), Ohio (#592), Maryland (#651)

Uniqueness score

51/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Carly in the most recent year of SSA data.

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