Karly

A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning free man; a modern respelling of Carla or Carly.

Babies a year
149
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Karly by the numbers

Karly was given to 149 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 427 babies in 1993, making it a 1990s name.

Other names that come from Carla

Like Karly, 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.

  • Carlafree woman or feminine of Karl274 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)
  • Karleenfree person; a form of Caroline or Carla10 in the US (2017)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Karly. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Karlafree woman; a form of Carla552 in the US (2017)
  • Karlifree man; a form of Carla or Karl135 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)
  • Karlynvariant of Carolyn; joyful song24 in the US (2017)
  • Kallybeautiful; a form of Cally or Callie14 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Karly

Names that are said the same way as Karly, 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)
  • Carliefree man; a form of Carl or Charlie217 in the US (2017)
  • Carlifree man; a spelling variant of Carla or Carlo122 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 Karly, 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 Karly

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