Carlee

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning free woman; a form of Carla or Carly.

Babies a year
259
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

How Carlee has moved

US popularity rank, 2015–2017. Lower is more popular.
#686#876#1066201520162017#985

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YearUS rank
2015#767
2016#889
2017#985

Carlee by the numbers

Carlee was given to 259 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 464 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.

Other names that come from Carla

Like Carlee, each of these traces back to Carla: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
  • Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
  • Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 in the US (2017)
  • Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
  • Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
  • Karlifree man; a form of Carla or Karl135 in the US (2017)
  • Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
  • Karelyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly77 in the US (2017)

Other names that come from Carly

Like Carlee, each of these traces back to Carly: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
  • Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
  • Karelyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly77 in the US (2017)
  • Carlyea spelling variant of Carla or Carly; free woman6 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlee. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
  • Cayleeclearing where cows graze; a modern respelling of Cayley268 in the US (2017)
  • Carliefree man; a form of Carl or Charlie217 in the US (2017)
  • Carleyfree man; a form of Carl or Charles146 in the US (2017)
  • Carlenefree woman; a form of Caroline16 in the US (2017)
  • Carlesa form of Charles; free man or strong6 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Carlee

Names that are said the same way as Carlee, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Karleighfree man; a feminine invented spelling of Carl181 in the US (2017)
  • Carleighman; a modern spelling of Carley or Carla177 in the US (2017)
  • Karleyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly124 in the US (2017)
  • Kharleya form of Charley or Harley with kh- spelling5 in the US (2017)
  • Karlee328 in the US (2017)
  • Carlei15 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean freedom

Like Carlee, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
  • Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
  • Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)

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