Karli

“Variant of Carly — Free man” — Germanic (Old Norse) origin

Girl's name · #2708 in the US (2025) · 90s

Karli reached #559 in 1994 and has eased to #2708 since. About 11,000 girls have carried it since 1961. Karli is the less common spelling of Carly — about 8% of babies given the name are written this way; Carly itself ranked #1009 in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Karlis

Karli White — American soccer player
Karli Whetstone — American singer
Karli Johansen — field hockey player (1992-)
Karli Faneva — rugby player

What Karlis become

Among 34 notable people named Karli:

Sports figures appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Karli White, American soccer player.

Similar names: Carley · Darby · Charlize · Harlie · Kelsie · Marli

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