Baby name
Karlie
/KAR · lee/
Meaning
“Free one”
A variant of Carly, itself a feminine form of Carl, from the Germanic word karl, meaning 'man' and often glossed 'free man'.
How it ages.
Modern and breezy - a light, contemporary spin on Carl that reads younger than its roots.
The cultural moment.
Last ranked #959 in the United States in 2017 and has not returned to the U.S. top 1000 since. Also spelled Karlee.