The first name Karli
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
Karli last appeared in the official list in 2021, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 16 births (#1,211).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Karli with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Karli at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 64 girls born in the United States were named Karli, the 2,708th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1994, when 425 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.
Questions
- What does the name Karli mean?
- A spelling variant of Carly.
- How popular is the name Karli?
- In 2021, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Karli, ranking 5,581st. Its peak was 1998, with 16 births.
- Is Karli a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,960 US babies named Karli since 1880 were girls.
- When was Karli most popular?
- 1994 in the United States, when 425 babies were named Karli, its highest rank at 559th.