Karie

Karie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pure”
Origin: English
Say it: KAIR-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Variant spelling of Carrie or Kerry; often used as a form associated with Katherine/Kathryn, giving it the traditional meaning 'pure'. It may also overlap with Kari in some cases. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Karie?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Karie in 20240

Peak year1975

Total US babies since 18805,349

Karie was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Karie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Carriefree man · Germanic
Karriedear; beloved · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Karie questions

What does the name Karie mean?

Karie means "pure". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Carrie or Kerry; often used as a form associated with Katherine/Kathryn, giving it the traditional meaning 'pure'. It may also overlap with Kari in some cases.

Is Karie a boy or girl name?

Karie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Karie?

Karie was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1975.

How do you pronounce Karie?

Karie is usually pronounced KAIR-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.