Karlie

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

⭐ Famous Karlie

Karlie Kloss

American fashion model

Choose Karlie and your child shares a first name with Karlie Kloss, an American fashion model. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Karlie, like who?” Karlie Kloss's Wikipedia article is available in 43 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 18,904 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Karlie, 85 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Karlie would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKarlie first shows up in US birth records in 1966, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 59 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1994, when it ranked #596. Today it's #2,173, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowKarlie was 3.8× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 5,030 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 18,904.
• 🍂TrendKarlie has slipped 972 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,173. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningKarlie is an English form of Carly, which means “free”. Our records link it to American, English and German roots.

About the name Karlie

Karlie is a girl name of American, English and German origin meaning “free”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-lie”. US birth records list Karlie for girls from 1966 to 2025, in 55 of those 60 years. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked #596 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,173, with 85 babies.

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