Karley

Karley: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man meadow”
Origin: English
Say it: KAR-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Usually a variant of Carly or Karly, ultimately from Carl and place-name elements associated with Carlyle-related forms. Usage and derivation can vary by family.

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How popular is Karley?

202414.4 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 Karley in 202448

2024 rank#3,281 girls

Peak year1998

Total US babies since 18807,908

Karley is fading: recent use is about 55% of its level ten years before.

Names like Karley

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Carlyfree man · Germanic
Carleefree man · Germanic
Karleefree man · Germanic
Karliefree man · Germanic
Carliefree man · Germanic
Karlyfree man · Germanic
Carleighmeadow of free peasants · English
Carleyfree man · Germanic

Karley questions

What does the name Karley mean?

Karley means "free man meadow". It comes from English. Usually a variant of Carly or Karly, ultimately from Carl and place-name elements associated with Carlyle-related forms. Usage and derivation can vary by family.

Is Karley a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Karley?

48 US babies were named Karley in 2024. Its peak year was 1998.

How do you pronounce Karley?

Karley is usually pronounced KAR-lee.

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.