Is Karey a boy or girl name?

Karey is a unisex name. Of the 2,771 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 78.9% were girls and 21.1% were boys.

Karey

Recorded 1937–2015 · United States

Karey was most popular in 1975, when 133 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,630 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,771 people named Karey.

Karey over time

Births per year. The dot marks Karey’s peak in 1975. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Karey a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Karey is a unisex name — 78.9% of the 2,771 Americans given it were girls and 21.1% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Karey

Where Karey is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org