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Karlie

Karlie means “free man” (Germanic origin). 11,486 US babies since 1940, peak 2004.

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What it means

“free man”

GermanicForm of Carly

In US birth records

Peak year: 2004

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11,486 US babies were named Karlie between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Karlie (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

1 in 13 Carlys spell it Karlie

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2004)