Gender:
Origin:
German
8 famous people named Carlie found on Wikipedia.
14299 female, 1292 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
1230-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
469-th in year 1998
Used in: English
Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla. Variant spellings include Carley, Carlie, and Carli, as well as Karly, Karley and Karlie. Carli is also used as an Italian male name.
The name became popular in large part, if not primarily, because of the success of Carly Simon's music in the 1970s - its first appearance in the top 1000 US baby names was in 1973, soon after her first success. It was most popular in the UK, Canada and Australia in the 1980s and in the US during the 1990s. Over 2,000 American girls were named Carly each year between 1991 and 1998.
Feminine form of Carl and Charles, derived from the Old English ceorl, means: man, freeman, peasant. Variant form of Carla, form of Carly, form of Charlotte, feminine form of Carl, means: free man.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlie Cooper | ||
| 2 | Carlie Casey | 1990 | American actress |
| 3 | Carlie Christensen | Acting United States Attorney for the District of Utah | |
| 4 | Carlie Boland | Montana politician | |
| 5 | Nicholas Emmanuel Carlie | 1977 | |
| 6 | Carlie Pipe | 1987 | |
| 7 | Carlie Ikonumou | 1990 | Association footballer |
| 8 | Carlie Davis | 1991 | American association football player |