Carlee
Carlee is the feminine form of Carl or Charles and is derived from the Old English word "ceorl", meaning "free man".
Meaning & Origin of Carlee
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carlee is the feminine form of Carl or Charles and is derived from the Old English word "ceorl", meaning "free man".
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The Story of Carlee
Carlee first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1902, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 464 Carlees were born — ranking #641 that year. As of 2026, Carlee ranks #1,843 for baby girls with 109 births, falling sharply (-39%). In total, more than 13K Carlees have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Carlee
Carlee is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1902 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Carlee's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #600. Use the chart and map above to compare Carlee's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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