Given name & surname
Karie
“a joyous song; a small, strong woman”·“of the wind”·“one with curly hair”
Karie is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Karie is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Karie is a variant of Karoline. In English use, Karoline carries the interpretation “a joyous song; a small, strong woman.” Karie is a variant of Kari. Interpretations include “of the wind” and “one with curly hair”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Karie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,356
- 0 boys · 5,356 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 293 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,527 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −31%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,527 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 293 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,033 as a first name in 2020; 108 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Karie’s family of names
Karie has a related form in Kari. Karie has a related form in Karoline. In Greek usage, Karie as a surname is a transliteration of Καριέ.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Karie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% girls
Keri
“having black hair”
>99% girls
Karena
“one who is pure; virginal”
>99% girls