| Name info: About the name Carley in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | English |
| US 2011 rank: | #890 ... 889:Sloan, 890:Avah, 891:Carley, 892:Meadow, 893:Neveah ... Full US 2011 list |
| Similarly written: | Carey, Carlee, Carly, Charley, Harley, Harley, Karley, Marley, Marley, Bailey Details |
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| Group info: About Karl/Charlotte/Carla, the group of names with the same origin as Carley | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin, female: | diminutive of Charles and thus also a female form of this name |
| Info about origin, female: | the variant Carol is probably chosen by parents because of the common English word carol (Christmas song) |
| Info about origin, male: | old Germanic name |
| | known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (8th/9th century AD) |
| | only in the 19th century the name became really popular |
| Words: | karal = the man, the husband Old High German |
| Topics: | Words |
| Variants' top ranks: | 2:Charlotte Australia/NSW 2006, 2:Lotte Netherlands 2007, 4:Caroline Denmark 2008, 4:Karolína Czechia 2010, 5:Charlie England+Wales 2011, 5:Carla Spain 2008, 7:Charles England+Wales 1904, 7:Carol England+Wales 1954, 9:Carolina Portugal 2011, 10:Carlos Madrid 1998 |
| Somehow related to: | Charles |
| Old/original forms: | Carolus Latinized |
| Name variants: | Carla, Carlee, Carleigh, Carley, Carli, Carlie, Carlina, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly, Carol, Carola, Carole, Carolien, Carolin, Carolina, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolyne, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Charla, Charlee, Charleen, Charleigh, Charlene, Charlène, Charley, Charli, Charlie, Charline, Charlott, Charlotta, Charlotte, Karla, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karlotta, Karly, Karola, Karoliina, Karolin, Karolina, Karolína, Karoline, Lien, Lotta, Lotte, Lotti, Carl, Carlito, Carlo, Carlos, Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chaz, Chuck, Kaarlo, Kale, Kalle, Karel, Karl, Karol, Károly Sortable list Details |
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| Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Carley | | Series | Rankings |
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| USA decades | 1990-1999 474 |
| USA yearly | 2011 890, 2010 755, 2009 729, 2005 483, 2002 491, 2001 457, 2000 416, 1999 451, 1998 389, 1997 381, 1996 376, 1995 418, 1994 411 |
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