Carley
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning free man; a form of Carl or Charles.
Carley by the numbers
Carley was given to 146 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 712 babies in 1998, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Carl
Like Carley, each of these traces back to Carl: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Charles
Like Carley, each of these traces back to Charles: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
- Charleighfree man; a form of Charles667 in the US (2017)
- Charlifree man; a form of Charles526 in the US (2017)
- Carlfree man; a form of Charles411 in the US (2017)
- Charlizefree man; a form of Charles185 in the US (2017)
- Charlenefree person; a form of Charles152 in the US (2017)
- Carlofree man; Italian form of Charles27 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Charleyfree man; a form of Charles703 in the US (2017)
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Caileystrife or battle; a modern respelling of Caley64 in the US (2017)
- Cayleyclearing where cows graze; a form of Kayleigh14 in the US (2017)
- Caleystrife or battle; a form of Caolán12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carley
Names that are said the same way as Carley, 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 Carley, 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)
- Charleefree man; a feminine spelling of charles1,176 in the US (2017)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Carley
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