Free man or meadow of the deer
Carlea is a modern American invention, likely created as a phonetic blend of Carla and Lea. It draws etymological roots from the Germanic 'charal' meaning free man, and the English 'leah' meaning a meadow or clearing.
Less common today
Carlea isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,224 in 1996.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
