Etymology & Historical Origin of the Baby Name Carly

The name Carly, like Carla, developed as a feminine version of the German male name Karl/Carl, which itself is the German version of the English name Charles. The Germanic “karl” means ‘free man’ so Carly would henceforth be interpreted as ‘free woman.’ The name Carly is a modern mutation of Carl and mostly isolated to the United States.

All About the Baby Name – Carly

Personality

OF THE GIRL NAME CARLY

The number Five personality loves the excitement of life and can easily adapt to all situations. As natural adventurers, these personalities thrive on the new and unexpected and prefer to be in constant motion. It makes them feel alive. They'll stir up some action if there's not enough around, and as inherent risk-takers they enjoy pushing the envelope. Naturally rebellious, the Five personality has no fear and never resists change.  Traveling and new experiences feed their souls. Fives are very social and attract friends with ease. People love to be around the Five fun-loving and exciting energy.  This is also a lucky number in numerology (like the Threes), so fortune seems to shine on them, helped along by their own optimism and good-nature. Fives have a quick wit, a cerebral mind, and are generally very persuasive. 

Popularity

OF THE GIRL NAME CARLY

The name Carly first appeared on the U.S. naming charts in 1973; her high-point of popularity came in 1995 when the name reached position #122 on the list of most commonly used girl names. Today, there are many forms of the name (Clarla, Carlee, Carlie, Karla, Karly, etc.) but Carly is currently the most popular of the bunch. None of these names is a Top 100 favorite, but together (with all the various respellings) they are more widespread than first meets the eye.

Quick Facts

ON CARLY

GENDER:

Girl

ORIGIN:

German

NUMBER OF SYLLABLES:

2

RANKING POPULARITY:

318

PRONUNCIATION:

KAR-lee

SIMPLE MEANING:

Free woman

Characteristics

OF CARLY

Freedom-loving

Adventurous

Adaptable

Intellectual

Easygoing

Progressive

Sensual

Cultural References to the Baby Name – Carly

Literary Characters

OF THE BABY NAME CARLY

We cannot find any significant literary characters by the name of Carly

Childrens Books

ON THE BABY NAME CARLY

We cannot find any childrens books with the first name Carly


Popular Songs

ON CARLY

Age of Lonliness (Carly's Song)
a song by Enigma

Carly
a song by The Capes

Famous People

NAMED CARLY

Carly Fiorina (American business executive)
Carly Patterson (American gymnast)
Carly Simon (singer)
Carly Schroeder (actress)

Children of Famous People

NAMED CARLY

We cannot find any children of famous people with the first name Carly

Historic Figures

WITH THE NAME CARLY

We cannot find any historically significant people with the first name Carly