Carlie

Meaning: Free man
Origin: Germanic — Variant of Carly

Girl's name · #2657 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Carlie reached its best rank, #469, in 1998 and ranked #2657 in 2025. Roughly 15,000 girls have been named Carlie since 1883.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,403 in Austria (2025) · #3,030 in Ecuador (2025) · #4,867 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,228 in Sweden (2024) · #4,131 in France (2023) · #2,133 in Canada (2022) · #666 in Scotland (2017) · #750 in Ireland (2016) · #344 in N. Ireland (1999).

Famous Carlies

Carlie Irsay-Gordon — Co-owner of the Indianapolis Colts (born 1981)
Carlie Hanson — American singer (born 2000)
Carlie Craig — American musical comedy writer and performer
Carlie Kotyza-Witthuhn — American politician (born 1980)
Carlie Wagner — American basketball player (born 1995)

In stories & tradition

Carlie Cooper — Marvel Comics

What Carlies become

Among 31 notable people named Carlie:

Spellings & nicknames

Carlie is the less common spelling of Carly — about 8% of babies given the name are written this way; Carly itself ranked #1009 in 2025.

Similar names: Karly · Kinsey · Charlize · Harlie · Ally · Marli

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