Carlei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Carlei is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Carlei mean?
Germanic: spelling of Karlei, itself a variant of Karlee or Carly, feminine pet forms of Karl
“free man”
A variant of Karlee or Carly, feminine pet forms of Karl (Charles) and sometimes of Caroline.
Meaning borrowed from Karlei.
Is Carlei a girl's or a boy's name?
Carlei is a girls' name.
How popular is Carlei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the girls named Carlei in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Carlei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 6 | #13,586 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 7 | #12,137 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 15 | #7,438 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 11 | #9,512 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
Names like Carlei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee, Collins, Brooklyn, Adalynn, Lennon, Teagan, Finley, Braelynn, Oaklynn, Lakelynn, Sevyn, Rynlee
Names related to Carlei
Charlie, Charlee, Charli, Charley, Carly, Carla, Carlee, Carley
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
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, “Carlei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/carlei, updated 20 October 2026.