The first name Carli
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A spelling variant of Carly.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Carli last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 12 births (#1,480).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Carli with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Carli at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 45 girls born in the United States were named Carli, the 3,408th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1996, when 365 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Carli
2 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Carli LloydAmerican soccer player (born 1982)
- Carli LloydAmerican volleyball player, born 1989
Questions
- What does the name Carli mean?
- A spelling variant of Carly.
- How popular is the name Carli?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Carli, ranking 5,742nd. Its peak was 1998, with 12 births.
- Is Carli a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 8,972 US babies named Carli since 1880 were girls.
- When was Carli most popular?
- 1996 in the United States, when 365 babies were named Carli, its highest rank at 622nd.