Karey
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAIR-ee
- Origin
- Modern
Karey is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Karey come from?
Modern: probably a variant of Carey or Kari
Is Karey a girl's or a boy's name?
Karey is a girls' name.
How popular is Karey in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 119 girls. It first appears in the records in 1941.
Half of all the girls named Karey in the US since 1880 were born between 1968 and 1980, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1996, 82% of the babies named Karey in the US were girls.
Karey in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 9 | #9,472 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 28 | #3,826 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 22 | #4,516 |
| 1993 | 18 | #5,200 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 26 | #3,904 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 17 | #4,835 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 29 | #3,133 |
| 1985 | 21 | #3,851 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,624 |
| 1983 | 43 | #2,235 |
| 1982 | 63 | #1,755 |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,887 |
| 1980 | 70 | #1,644 |
| 1979 | 58 | #1,832 |
| 1978 | 71 | #1,546 |
| 1977 | 115 | #1,110 |
| 1976 | 109 | #1,104 |
| 1975 | 119 | #1,012 |
| 1974 | 92 | #1,204 |
| 1973 | 88 | #1,211 |
| 1972 | 90 | #1,192 |
| 1971 | 80 | #1,336 |
| 1970 | 80 | #1,320 |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,591 |
| 1968 | 82 | #1,196 |
| 1967 | 62 | #1,399 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,700 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,950 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,917 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 38 | #1,857 |
| 1961 | 35 | #1,954 |
| 1960 | 32 | #2,012 |
| 1959 | 36 | #1,851 |
| 1958 | 33 | #1,907 |
| 1957 | 27 | #2,120 |
| 1956 | 22 | #2,388 |
| 1955 | 21 | #2,410 |
| 1954 | 18 | #2,591 |
| 1953 | 7 | #4,594 |
| 1952 | 7 | #4,482 |
| 1951 | 14 | #2,809 |
| 1950 | 10 | #3,422 |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 8 | #3,881 |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 5 | #4,958 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 6 | #4,052 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #4,418 |
Names like Karey
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kelly, Keely, Ashley, Casey, Keeley, Kendra, Bridget, Brandy, Kelsey, Keiry, Kayley, Kaley
Names related to Karey
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Karey: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karey, updated 20 October 2026.