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Carly

Feminine form of Carl.

PronunciationAmerican English /ˈkɑɹ.li/; British English /ˈkɑː.li/
Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2025)#1,008

Meaning and history

Feminine form of Carl; it was popularized in the 1970s by the American singer Carly Simon (1945–), a well-known bearer of the name.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 1,351 births, rank #252
2007: 1,323 births, rank #261
2008: 1,685 births, rank #197
2009: 1,508 births, rank #215
2010: 1,439 births, rank #218
20112011: 1,277 births, rank #248
2012: 1,110 births, rank #285
2013: 1,019 births, rank #321
2014: 916 births, rank #357
2015: 846 births, rank #389
20162016: 807 births, rank #413
2017: 695 births, rank #455
2018: 655 births, rank #478
2019: 536 births, rank #567
2020: 471 births, rank #621
20212021: 447 births, rank #664
2022: 366 births, rank #778
2023: 361 births, rank #780
2024: 308 births, rank #875
20252025: 248 births, rank #1,008

Carly moved from #780 to #875 for girls between 2023 and 2024. Its highest annual birth count came in 1995, with 2,585 births.