Carly
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Carly
Though a couple of its more "creative" spellings—Carli and Karlee, for example—are still on the rise, this feminine form of Carl, popularized by singer Carly Simon in the 1970s, could by no stretch be considered fashionable. Despite its decline, the name has still seen some use in the entertainment industry, from Nickelodeon's iCarly to Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen.
Carly is also given to boys.
Pronounced CAR-lee.
As of October 2026, Carly ranked #1009 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #122 in 1995, Nameberry popularity #804.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #357 | 916 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #389 | 846 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #413 | 807 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #455 | 695 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #480 | 654 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #567 | 536 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #621 | 471 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #663 | 447 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #778 | 365 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #781 | 360 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #873 | 308 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,009 | 248 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Carly for girls
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Carly on lists
Famous Carlys
- Carly Elisabeth SimonGirl
American singer,songwriter
- Carly Rae JepsenGirl
Canadian singer
- Carly Rose SonenclarGirl
American singer
- Cara Carleton "Carly" (Sneed) FiorinaGirl
American politician; former CEO of Hewlett,Packard
- Carly PopeGirl
Canadian actress
- Carly BindingGirl
New Zealand singer of group TrueBliss
- Carly BoothGirl
Scottish golfer
- Carly Hannah ChaikinGirl
American actress
- Carly CraigGirl
American actress
- Carly FoulkesGirl
Canadian model and actress
- Carly GullicksonGirl
American tennis player
- Carly HillmanGirl
English actress
- Carly Rae PattersonGirl
American Olympic gymnast and singer
- Carly PiperGirl
American Olympic swimmer
- Carly HuntGirl
English footballer
- Carly McKillipGirl
Canadian actress and musician
- Carly Brook SchroederGirl
American actress
- Carly Sarah SmithsonGirl
Irish singer,songwriter of band We Are the Fallen
- Carly MilneGirl
Canadian journalist and author
- Carly ParadisGirl
Canadian composer
- Carly FlynnGirl
New Zealand TV journalist
- Carly Calder ColeGirl
English reality TV personality and fitness trainer
- Carly Mitchell TelfordGirl
English footballer
- Carly PaigeGirl
American child actress & model
- Carly ArmstrongGirl
Lawson (b. 1979), daughter of model Twiggy and actor Michael Witney; adopted daughter of actor Leigh Lawson
- Carly Ritter (b. 1982)Girl
daughter of actor John Ritter
- Carly Anne Melb Kenneally (b. 1989)Girl
daughter of TV personality Shaynna Blaze
- Carolynn Elizabeth "Carly" Davis (b. 2009Girl
placed for adoption), biological daughter of reality TV personality Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra
Carly in pop culture
- Carlotta "Carly" ShayGirl
main character on TV's "iCarly"
- CarlyGirl
main character in film "StreetDance 3D"
- Carly WitwickyGirl
character in the Transformers series
- Carly WicksGirl
character on British soap "EastEnders"
- Caroline Leigh "Carly" CorinthosGirl
character on American soap "General Hospital"
- Carly ManningGirl
character on American soap "Days of our Lives"
- Carly MorrisGirl
character on Australian soap "Home and Away"
- Carly SnyderGirl
character on American soap "As the World Turns"
- Carly CattoGirl
character on Disney's Backstage
- Carly MorganGirl
character on TV's "Mako Mermaids"
- CarlyGirl
main character in novel "Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks"
- Carly CarlsonGirl
character in series “Now Apocalypse”
- Carly JonesGirl
main character in film “House of Wax”
- Carly DavidsonGirl
character in film “Fired Up!”