Karlea
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Karlea is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karlea mean?
Germanic: spelling of Carlea, itself a 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.
Meaning borrowed from Carlea.
Is Karlea a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlea is a girls' name.
How popular is Karlea in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1994, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Karlea in the US since 1880 were born between 1995 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlea in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 12 | #9,375 |
| 2008 | 14 | #8,525 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7,823 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 10 | #9,476 |
| 2001 | 14 | #7,311 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 10 | #8,798 |
| 1998 | 11 | #8,011 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 15 | #5,978 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 10 | #8,057 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
Names like Karlea
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma Brooklyn Kaitlyn Kiara Kaylee Kylie Ella Kennedy Kayla Mckenna Hannah Skylar
Names related to Karlea
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Freddie 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, “Karlea: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlea, updated 20 October 2026.