Karley
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning free man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly.
Karley by the numbers
Karley was given to 124 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 316 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Carla
Like Karley, 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.
- Carlya free person; a form of Carla or Carl687 in the US (2017)
- Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
- Karliefree man; a form of Carla or Karl276 in the US (2017)
- Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 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)
- 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 Karley, 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 Karley. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Karlyfree man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly149 in the US (2017)
- Kayleybattle; a form of Kaylee or Caoimhe100 in the US (2017)
- Kaeleyslender or fair; a modern respelling of Kaelen15 in the US (2017)
- Kharleya form of Charley or Harley with kh- spelling5 in the US (2017)
- Kareyvariant of Carey or Karen; pure
- Kailey451 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Karley
Names that are said the same way as Karley, 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)
- Karleighfree man; a feminine invented spelling of Carl181 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)
- Karlee328 in the US (2017)
- Carlei15 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean freedom
Like Karley, 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 Karley
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