Name info: About the name Carley in particular | |
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: | 1:Charlotte Australia 2023, 1:Carl Denmark 2023, 1:Karl Sweden 2014, 2:Lotte Netherlands 2007, 2:Karlo Croatia 2008, 3:Carlos Colombia 2011, 4:Carolina Portugal 2020, 4:Charlie England+Wales 2012, 4:Caroline Denmark 2008, 4:Karolína Czechia 2012 |
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, Karol, Karola, Karoliina, Karolin, Karolina, Karolína, Karoline, Lien, Lot, Lotta, Lotte, Lotti, Lottie, Carl, Carlito, Carlo, Carlos, Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chaz, Chuck, Kaarlo, Kale, Kalle, Karel, Karl, Karlis, Karlo, Karol, Károly Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Carley | Series | Graph | Rankings |
USA decades | | 1990-1999 474 |
USA yearly | Graph | 2013 875, 2012 938, 2011 890, 2010 755, 2009 729, 2008 633, 2007 547, 2006 552, 2005 486, 2004 510, 2003 525, 2002 488, 2001 456, 2000 410, 1999 444, 1998 389, 1997 381, 1996 376, 1995 418, 1994 412, 1993 427 |
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