Given name
Carleah
“a free woman”·“from the farmer's meadow”
Carleah is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.” Carleah is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Carleah is a variant of Carla. In Latin use, Carla carries the interpretation “a free woman.” Carleah is a variant of Carley. One English interpretation is “from the farmer's meadow.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Carleah 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 2000. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 85
- 0 boys · 85 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 14 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 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 2011.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carleah’s family of names
Carleah has a related form in Carla. Carleah 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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