Karlye
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Karlye is a girls' name of Germanic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Karlye come from?
Germanic: spelling of Carlye, itself a variant of Carly, or of the surname Carlyle
Meaning borrowed from Carlye.
Is Karlye a girl's or a boy's name?
Karlye is a girls' name.
How popular is Karlye in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the girls named Karlye in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Karlye in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 7 | #13,827 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7,480 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7,495 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6,571 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 18 | #5,579 |
| 1997 | 15 | #6,158 |
| 1996 | 16 | #5,766 |
| 1995 | 12 | #7,036 |
| 1994 | 14 | #6,313 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 25 | #4,082 |
| 1991 | 23 | #4,323 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 6 | #10,381 |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,409 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Karlye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kylie Kaylee Kaitlyn Katie Brooklyn Katherine Chloe Caroline Giselle Emma Allie Hannah
Names related to Karlye
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie 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, “Karlye: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/karlye, updated 20 October 2026.