Carlea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Carlea is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carlea mean?
Germanic: variant of Carley or Carly, feminine forms from the Germanic name Carl
“free man”
Variant of Carley or Carly, which come from Carl, the Germanic name meaning a free man.
Is Carlea a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlea is a girls' name.
How popular is Carlea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the girls named Carlea in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carlea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 10 | #10,230 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8,884 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 14 | #7,886 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 14 | #6,478 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 5 | #12,356 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
Names like Carlea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brooklyn, Emma, Chloe, Caroline, Cassidy, Camryn, Mckenna, Carolina, Skylar, Chelsea, Callie, Aubrey
Names related to Carlea
Charlie, Charlee, Charley, Carly, Carla, Carlee, Carley, Carlie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Carlea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlea, updated 20 October 2026.