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Karley

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What official birth registration shows about Karley: 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 · 1996–2012

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2012, ranging from #1755 to #4838.19972001200420082012#1755#4838
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#1755
1997#3174
1998#2165
1999#2444
2001#2783
2002#3409
2003#3099
2004#2802
2006#3116
2007#2895
2008#4524
2009#2535
2011#4764
2012#4838

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 England and Wales in 14 of the 17 years from 1996 to 2012.

In 2011: #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4764 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2012 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2012

    Most recently recorded at #4838 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997.

Karley'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
2012England and Walesfemale#48384HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#47644HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#25359HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#45244HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#28957HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#31166HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#28026HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#27835HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#24446HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#21657HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#31744HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#3583HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified

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

Where Karley is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Karley, between 1996 and 2012, in 14 of those 17 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.

England 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 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 1997Northern Ireland: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2011Republic of Ireland: highest position in 201119962012
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
England and Wales1996–201214#1755 in 1996
Northern Ireland19971#358 in 1997
Republic of Ireland20111#937 in 2011

Its high point came 15 years earlier in England and Wales (1996) than in Republic of Ireland (2011).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Karley

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2012.
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 1996 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #358 in Northern Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.