Karlie

Meaning: Free man
Origin: Variant of Carly (from Germanic (Old Norse))

Girl's name · #2179 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Karlie reached its best rank, #597, in 1994 and ranked #2179 in 2025. Roughly 11,000 girls have been named Karlie since 1966.

Across the states

In recent years, Karlie ran 4–5× its national rate in Mississippi and Louisiana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Karlie ranks in other countries and regions.

#2,577 in Canada (2024).

Famous Karlies

Karlie Kloss — American fashion model
Karlie Samuelson — American basketball player (born 1995)
Karlie Noon — Australian astronomer
Karlie Lema — American soccer player (born 2003)
Karlie Hay — American model and beauty queen

What Karlies become

Among 18 notable people named Karlie:

Entertainers appear 2.51× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karlie Kloss, American fashion model.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variants Carly (#1009), Karlee (#1898), and Carlee (#1911), Karlie would rank around #560 with about 540 births last year — the newborns split about 46/19/19/16 across Carly, Karlee, Carlee, and Karlie.

Similar names: Carlee · Ally · Charlize · Harlie · Sidney · Marli

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