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By Sophie Kihm · Sep 2026

CHAR-lee

Charly

OriginDiminutive of Charles
Meaning"free man"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Charly as a girl's name

About Charly

Variation of Charles

Pronounced CHAR-lee. 2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Charly ranked #5652 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #904 in 1890.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,000#4,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#3,7082814.6
2015#4,0002613.6
2016#4,6452111.1
2017#4,6232111.3
2018#3,5453117.1
2019#4,0222614.5
2020#3,4273218.5
2021#3,6613017.1
2022#2,8774425.2
2023#3,7233017.5
2024#3,1603822.1
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#71🇫🇷 France#76🇧🇪 Belgium

Famous Charlys

  • Charles "Charly" Wingate aka Max B

    American rapper

  • Carlos Alberto "Charly" García (Moreno)

    Argentine singer,songwriter

  • Charly Gaul

    Luxembourgian cyclist

  • Charles "Charly" Musonda

    Belgian professional footballer

Charly in pop culture

  • Charly Gordon

    main character in 1968 film "Charly"

Charly in blog posts

Top Baby Names 2024: The Playground Analysis

Charly on more lists

6 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in Y for Boys
Two Syllable Names for Boys
Names that Peaked in 1890
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