Carli
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning free man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo.
Carli by the numbers
Carli was given to 122 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 365 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that come from Carla
Like Carli, 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.
- Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 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)
- Karelyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly77 in the US (2017)
- Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Carlo
Like Carli, each of these traces back to Carlo: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carli. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Charlifree man; a form of Charles526 in the US (2017)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 in the US (2017)
- Carliefree man; a form of Carl or Charlie217 in the US (2017)
- Callia form of Callie; beautiful or lovely73 in the US (2017)
- Carlinlittle champion; from Cathal61 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carli
Names that are said the same way as Carli, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 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)
- Carlyea spelling variant of Carla or Carly; free woman6 in the US (2017)
- Kharlie17 in the US (2017)
- Kharli7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carli, 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 Carli
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