Karleigh
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning free man; a feminine invented spelling of Carl.
Karleigh by the numbers
Karleigh was given to 181 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 235 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Carl
Like Karleigh, 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 Karleigh. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Karleigh
Names that are said the same way as Karleigh, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Carleefree woman; a form of Carla or Carly259 in the US (2017)
- Carleighman; a modern spelling of Carley or Carla177 in the US (2017)
- Carleyfree man; a form of Carl or Charles146 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)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karleigh, 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 Karleigh
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