girls' name ★ peaked 2004

Karlie

Meaning A female given name from the Germanic languages Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,179 Trend ↓ Falling 52%

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Rank 2025
#2,179
among girls · ↓276 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
85
named Karlie · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,909
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2004
445 babies
All-time total
11,486
#1,526 all-time among girls
First recorded
1966
in Social Security records

Karlie popularity over time

11,486 babies have been named Karlie since 1966, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2004Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s 5 1 – #7,040
1970s 134 13 +2580% #3,440
1980s 724 72 +440% #1,213
1990s 3,215 322 +344% #597
2000s 3,672 367 +14% #617
2010s 2,921 292 -20% #806
2020s (to 2025) 815 136 -53% #1,203

Where Karlie is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 75 0.05 outside top 500
2027 67 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 57 0.04 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

Where Karlie is most popular

Girls named Karlie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.077 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Karlie born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Mississippi 14 0.299 +289%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +242%
Alabama 22 0.234 +205%
Kentucky 13 0.152 +98%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +23%
Tennessee 13 0.082 +7%
Texas 64 0.080 ≈ national
Georgia 17 0.075 ≈ national
Ohio 17 0.072 -7%
South Carolina 6 0.067 -13%
New Jersey 11 0.061 -21%
Pennsylvania 13 0.055 -29%
Florida 22 0.051 -33%
Missouri 6 0.050 -35%
Illinois 11 0.048 -38%
Maryland 5 0.047 -39%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -40%
California 38 0.045 -41%
North Carolina 10 0.044 -43%
Indiana 6 0.043 -44%
New York 15 0.038 -51%
Michigan 6 0.033 -57%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Karlie

Karlie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,179 in 2025 with 85 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1966, 11,486 American babies have been named Karlie. Its peak came in 2004, when 445 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Karlie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Karlie?

The median living Karlie is about 21 years old; half are between 13 and 29. An estimated 11 thousand people named Karlie are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Karlie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 85 #2,179
2024 105 #1,903
2023 124 #1,675
2022 137 #1,556
2021 173 #1,308
2020 191 #1,203
2019 247 #1,039
2018 243 #1,055
2017 276 #960
2016 328 #858
2015 343 #820
2014 308 #885
2013 283 #904
2012 271 #944
2011 283 #919
2010 339 #806
2009 268 #989
2008 358 #806
2007 382 #764
2006 359 #765
2005 400 #693
2004 445 #617
2003 376 #696
2002 356 #703
2001 367 #680
2000 361 #670
1995 346 #630
1990 162 #1,089
1985 60 #1,871
1980 28 #3,096
1975 20 #3,440
1970 – –
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1930 – –
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Famous people named Karlie

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Karlie Kloss Karlie Kloss American fashion model (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Karlie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Karlie?

The median living Karlie is about 21 years old. Half of all living Karlies are between 13 and 29 years old.

How many people named Karlie are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Karlie are alive in the United States, based on 11,486 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Karlie mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

How popular is the name Karlie in 2025?

Karlie ranked #2,179 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 85 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Karlie?

11,486 babies have been named Karlie in the United States since 1966, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Karlie most popular?

Karlie peaked in 2004, when 445 newborns received the name.

Is Karlie a boy or girl name?

Karlie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Karlie rising or falling?

Karlie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Karlie become more popular?

Karlie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Karlie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Karlie?

Well-known people named Karlie include Karlie Kloss (model).

Names like Karlie

Names that sound and feel close to Karlie: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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