Given name & surname
Karey
“of the wind”·“one with curly hair”
Karey is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karey is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1937. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,771
- 584 boys · 2,187 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 133 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 21% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 119 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,585 as a first name in 2020; 135 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karey’s family of names
Karey has a related form in Kari. In Greek usage, Karey as a surname is a transliteration of Κάρεϋ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Karey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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41% boys · 59% girls
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“having black hair”
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Carrie
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>99% girls
Carmelita
“garden” · “of the fruitful orchard”
>99% girls
Corie
“from the hollow; of the churning waters”
9% boys · 91% girls
Candy
“a queen” · “one who is white and glowing”
>99% girls