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Carley

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What official birth registration shows about Carley: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #583 to #5891.20002005201020152024#583#5891
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#736
1997#629
1998#583
1999#678
2000#1139
2001#1520
2002#1530
2003#1325
2004#1459
2005#1500
2006#1983
2007#1234
2008#1641
2009#1526
2010#1731
2011#2150
2012#2338
2013#2649
2014#2862
2015#3615
2016#4096
2017#3229
2018#4684
2023#5687
2024#5891

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 21 of the 42 years from 1984 to 2025.

In 2018: #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1984–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1984

    First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Carley's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesfemale#58913HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#56873HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#32297HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#36156HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#28628HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#233811HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#215012HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#173116HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#152618HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#164116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#123422HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#198311HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#150015HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#145915HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#132516HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#153012HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#152012HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#113917HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#67835HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#58345HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#62940HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#73631HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#9053HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#7344HighVerified
2017Republic of Irelandfemale#4718HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#4948HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#5367HighVerified
2013Republic of Irelandfemale#5876HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5936HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#6415HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2007Republic of Irelandfemale#7054HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#4766HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#6553HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#6203HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#5763HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#5023HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#4424HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#5163HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Carley is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Carley, between 1984 and 2025, in 30 of those 42 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 1984Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1988Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1994Republic of Ireland: recorded in 1997Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2001Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2002Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2003Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2004Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2006Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2007Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2013Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2017Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 1988England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: highest position in 1998Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2002Northern Ireland: highest position in 200219842025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1984–202521#442 in 1988
England and Wales1996–202425#583 in 1998
Northern Ireland20021#339 in 2002

Its high point came 14 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1988) than in Northern Ireland (2002).

No registrar recorded it for 5 years after 1988; it appears again in 1994.

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What is known about Carley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1984–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1984 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.