Given name & surname
Carlea
“from the farmer's meadow”·“a free woman”
Carlea is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.” Carlea is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carlea is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.” Carlea is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carlea is a variant of Carley. An origin associated with Carley is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1982. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carlea through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 312
- 0 boys · 312 girls
- Most popular year
- 1996
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 1996. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 316 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carlea’s family of names
Carlea has a related form in Carla. Carlea has a related form in Carley.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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