Name meaning & stats
Karly
Karly means “free man” (Germanic origin). 10,871 US babies since 1940, peak 1993.
What it means
“free man”
GermanicForm of Carly
In US birth records
Peak year: 1993
10,871 US babies were named Karly between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Karly (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
1 in 14 Carlys spell it Karly
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1993)