Carli
Carli is a nickname and given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Carli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Carli is a nickname and given name. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Carli
The earliest SSA record of Carli as a baby girl name dates back to 1957, when 6 babies received it. 1996 was its biggest year on record, with 365 newborns named Carli — #622 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Carli on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Carli ranks #4,260 for baby girls with 33 births, falling sharply (-53%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Carli
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Carli. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Carli
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About the name Carli
Carli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Carli's peak popularity came in 1996 when it ranked #622. Use the chart and map above to compare Carli'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.