Girl
Carlie
As a girl's name, Carlie is understood to mean "free man". It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is on the rarer side without being unusual in the registry. The registry counts around 15,300 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.
EtymologyVariant of Carly
EtymologyMeaning "free man"
Births by decade
1900s
94
1910s
297
1920s
389
1930s
362
1940s
342
1950s
260
1960s
152
1970s
479
1980s
1,418
1990s
4,281
2000s
4,980
2010s
2,246
Peaked in the 2000s · 15,300 total U.S. births since 1900