Karlei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Karlei is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Karlei mean?
Germanic: 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.
Is Karlei a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlei is a girls' name.
How popular is Karlei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Karlei in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16 | #6,917 |
| 2022 | 18 | #6,459 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 20 | #5,982 |
| 2018 | 16 | #7,096 |
| 2017 | 11 | #9,337 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5,456 |
| 2014 | 18 | #6,711 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9,227 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10,606 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9,344 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #13,139 |
Names like Karlei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Brynlee Kinley Brooklyn Kinsley Adalynn Teagan Kensley Finley Kennedy Lennon Londyn Khloe
Names related to Karlei
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles
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, “Karlei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlei, updated 20 October 2026.