Carly

Carly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla, Caroline ,Charlotte and Carlotta . Variant different spellings include Carley, Carlie, Carlee, Carleigh and Carli, as well as Karly, Karli, Karley, Karlee, Karlie and Karleigh.

From Wikipedia

Carly first appears in the data in 1979 and has been recorded in 16 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1983 with 260 babies (rank #46 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Carly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Carly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,133

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

260

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1979	140	#81
1980	138	#79
1981	218	#56
1982	235	#51
1983	260	#46
1984	206	#57
1985	157	#75
1986	182	#63
1987	169	#70
1988	197	#65
1989	173	#69
1994	53	#107
2014	2	#635
2015	1	#1,263
2016	1	#1,226
2017	1	#1,260

Year

Babies

Rank

1979

140

#81

1980

138

#79

1981

218

#56

1982

235

#51

1983

260

#46

1984

206

#57

1985

157

#75

1986

182

#63

1987

169

#70

1988

197

#65

1989

173

#69

1994

#107

2014

#635

2015

#1,263

2016

#1,226

2017

#1,260

Meaning

Numerology of Carly

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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