How Many People Are Named Karey?
An estimated 2,424 people in the United States have the first name Karey. It is used for both genders, with 78.9% female. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Karey peaked in popularity in 1975 with 133 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Karey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Karey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,424
About 1 in 141,400 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
78.9% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1975
133 births
Total Registered
2,771
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Karey
Karey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (21.1%) and females (78.9%). Out of 2,771 total births registered, 584 were male and 2,187 were female.
Karey as a male name
Ranked #13,491 in 2009
5 male births in 2009
Peak: 1960 (22 births)
Karey as a female name
Ranked #17,777 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1975 (119 births)
Karey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Karey span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 1,010 babies were registered. Karey has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Karey by Decade
How has Karey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Karey by State
Birth registrations for Karey span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Oregon, Iowa, Colorado. On average, about 35 Kareys were registered per state.
Karey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Karey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Karey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Karey?
We estimate approximately 2,424 people named Karey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 141,400 Americans share this first name.
Is Karey a common name?
Karey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,771 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Karey most popular?
Karey reached peak popularity in 1975, when 133 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Karey is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Karey a female name?
Karey is predominantly female. 78.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Karey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Karey Smith, Karey Johnson, Karey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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