Karey Girl
How popular is Karey?
Peaked in 1975
No babies were recorded with the name Karey in 2025. It was most used in 1975, when 119 girls got the name.
2,524living people named Karey (est.)
52median age of people named Karey
2,771babies named Karey since 1880
Karey popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-100% babies vs 2015) |
| Peak year | 1975 (119 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,012 in 1975 |
| First recorded | 1941 |
Karey counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Kairi family of names ranked #615 for girls in 2025 (#604 the year before), with 451 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kairi | 239 | 53% |
| Kari | 90 | 20% |
| Carrie | 63 | 14% |
| Cari | 10 | 2% |
| Kairy | 20 | 4% |
| Karri | 8 | 2% |
| Karrie | 7 | 2% |
| Karie | 7 | 2% |
| Kayri | 7 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Karey by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 34 | #3,881 |
| 1950s | 195 | #1,851 |
| 1960s | 454 | #1,196 |
| 1970s | 902 | #1,012 |
| 1980s | 379 | #1,644 |
| 1990s | 176 | #3,826 |
| 2000s | 42 | #12,049 |
| 2010s | 5 | #16,413 |
Questions
- Is Karey a boy or girl name?
- Karey has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Karey?
- No babies were recorded with the name Karey in 2025. It was most used in 1975, when 119 girls got the name.
- When was Karey most popular?
- Karey peaked in 1975, when 119 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,012 in 1975.
- How many people are named Karey?
- 2,771 babies have been named Karey in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,524 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 52.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.