Carli

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A few things about Carli you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Carli

Carli Lloyd

American soccer player (born 1982)

Choose Carli and your child shares a first name with Carli Lloyd, an American soccer player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Carli, like who?” Carli Lloyd's Wikipedia article is available in 46 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 35,714 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Carli, 45 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Carli would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCarli first shows up in US birth records in 1957, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 68 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1996, when it ranked #622. Today it's #3,389, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowCarli was 6.1× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,838 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 35,714.
• 🍂TrendCarli has slipped 1,740 places over the last five years and now sits at #3,389. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningCarli is an English form of Carly, which means “free”. Our records link it to English, German and Scandinavian roots.

About the name Carli

Carli is a girl name of English, German and Scandinavian origin meaning “free”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-rli”. US birth records list Carli for girls from 1957 to 2025, in 55 of those 69 years. Its best year was 1996, when it ranked #622 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #3,389, with 45 babies.

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