Carlye
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning a spelling variant of Carla or Carly; free woman.
Carlye by the numbers
Carlye was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 52 babies in 1996, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Carla
Like Carlye, 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)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 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 Carly
Like Carlye, 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.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Carlye. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Carlye
Names that are said the same way as Carlye, 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)
- Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 in the US (2017)
- Kharlie17 in the US (2017)
- Kharli7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Carlye, 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 Carlye
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