Carly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla, Caroline ,Charlotte and Carlotta . Variant different spellings include Carley, Carlie, Carlee, Carleigh and Carli, as well as Karly, Karli, Karley, Karlee, Karlie and Karleigh.

From Wikipedia

Carly first appears in the data in 1951 and has been recorded in 59 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 2,585 babies (rank #122 that year). In 2024 it was given to 308 girls (rank #873). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

66,374

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,585

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Carly

Carly Rae Jepsensinger-songwriter · b. 1985
Carly Fiorinapolitician · b. 1954
Carly Simonrecording artist · b. 1943
Carly Pattersonrock singer · b. 1988
Carly Chaikinfilm actor · b. 1990

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1951	6	#4,912
1952	7	#4,540
1953	5	#5,762
1958	6	#5,486
1969	7	#6,037
1971	6	#7,492
1972	74	#1,354
1973	240	#630
1974	370	#480
1975	318	#543
1976	345	#518
1977	401	#478
1978	550	#383
1979	676	#345
1980	752	#322
1981	927	#270
1982	1,249	#212
1983	1,160	#219
1984	1,322	#203
1985	1,311	#202
1986	1,189	#223
1987	1,412	#196
1988	1,600	#175
1989	1,553	#179
1990	1,777	#163
1991	2,338	#137
1992	2,467	#134
1993	2,364	#137
1994	2,323	#138
1995	2,585	#122
1996	2,510	#126
1997	2,335	#137
1998	2,264	#141
1999	1,827	#172
2000	1,961	#169
2001	1,833	#176
2002	1,590	#206
2003	1,762	#183
2004	1,926	#177
2005	1,749	#199
2006	1,351	#252
2007	1,323	#261
2008	1,685	#197
2009	1,508	#215
2010	1,439	#217
2011	1,277	#248
2012	1,110	#285
2013	1,019	#322
2014	916	#357
2015	846	#389
2016	807	#413
2017	695	#455
2018	654	#480
2019	536	#567
2020	471	#621
2021	447	#663
2022	365	#778
2023	360	#781
2024	308	#873