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Karly

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Karly: 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 · 1996–2017

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2017, ranging from #1176 to #5765.199620002004200820122017#1176#5765
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#1176
1998#1392
1999#1970
2000#1831
2001#2466
2002#2105
2003#1628
2004#2802
2005#2682
2006#1862
2007#1384
2008#1718
2009#1837
2010#2235
2011#2636
2012#2969
2013#3160
2014#4684
2016#4096
2017#5765

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 21 of the 22 years from 1996 to 2017.

In 2014: #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #4684 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2019 · 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 recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2019. Highest recorded position: #366 in Northern Ireland in 2010.

Karly'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
2017England and Walesfemale#57653HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#40965HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#46844HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#31607HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#223511HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#183714HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#171815HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#138419HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#186212HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#26827HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#28026HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#162812HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#21058HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#24666HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#18319HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#139213HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#117616HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#17559HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3664HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#8713HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#5557HighVerified
2009Republic of Irelandfemale#8933HighVerified

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

Where Karly is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Karly, between 1996 and 2019, in 22 of those 24 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 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 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: highest position in 1997Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2009Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2010Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: highest position in 201019962019
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 Wales1996–201721#1176 in 1997
Republic of Ireland2009–20194#555 in 2010
Northern Ireland20101#366 in 2010

Its high point came 13 years earlier in England and Wales (1997) than in Republic of Ireland (2010).

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

What is known about Karly

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2019.
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 2019. Highest recorded position: #366 in Northern Ireland in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.