Carlie
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning free man; a form of Carl or Charlie.
Carlie by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Carlie. In the US, 217 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 586 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Carl
Like Carlie, 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Charliefree man1,679 in England and Wales (2025)
- Calliebeautiful; a form of Calista or Calliope270 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Carriefree woman; a form of Caroline128 in the US (2017)
- Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
- Carlinlittle champion; from Cathal61 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Carlie
Names that are said the same way as Carlie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- 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)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carlie, 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)
- 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)
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Carlie
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