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Charlie

English diminutive of Charles or Charlotte, French from German
"free man"
Sophie Kihm
By Sophie Kihm
Updated Wed Apr 23 2025

Charlie Origin and Meaning

The name Charlie is a girl's name of English origin meaning "free man".

Charlie is a friendly, boyish nickname name now used slightly more frequently for girls than boys, with over 2200 baby girls named Charlie last year versus about 2100 boys. That makes Charlie one of the most evenly-balanced and most popular unisex names around today.

The name Charlie, for females, has been jumping up the charts since it reappeared, after a 50-year hibernation, in 2005. With Charlotte now ranking solidly among the Top 10 girl names, there are even more little girl Charlies around than it might appear from the charts.

Charlie has been a favorite for starbaby girls, including the twin daughter of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell and the daughter of Julie Chen and Les Moonves. Jeremy Sisto has a hyphenated Charlie-Ballerina.

# 125 in the US

Charlie Rank in US Top 1000

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Charlie Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Charlie

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Famous People Named Charlie

  • Charlie Barker
    English model
  • Charlie Russel
    English Actress
  • Charlie Hancock
    Australian actress
  • Charlie Rivera (b. 2005)
    daughter of TV personality Tammy Rivera of "Love & Hip,Hop: Atlanta"
  • Charlie Soumillon (b. 2005)
    daughter of former Miss France Sophie Thalmann and jockey Christophe Soumillon
  • Charlie Bella Cheney (b. 2006)
    daughter of singer Chris Cheney of The Living End
  • Charlie Tamara Tulip O'Connell (b. 2009)
    daughter of model Rebecca Romijn and actor Jerry O'Connell
  • Charlie Ballerina Sisto (b. 2010)
    daughter of actor Jeremy Sisto
  • Charlie Faeth Wolfe (b. 2012)
    daughter of TV personality Mike Wolfe of "American Pickers"
  • Charlie Jo Morrow (b. 2012)
    daughter of actor Joshua Morrow
  • Charlie Jo Clawson (b. 2013)
    daughter of singer Nicolle Galyon and songwriter Rodney Clawson
  • Charlie Beatrice Smith (b. 2013)
    daughter of reality TV personality Coral Smith ("The Real World")
  • Charlie Grace Thurston (b. 2015)
    daughter of rugby leaguer Johnathan Thurston
  • Charlie Jean Pagano (b. 2015)
    daughter of TV chef Ralph Pagano
  • Charlie Mae Annable (b. 2015)
    daughter of actors Dave and Odette Annable
  • Charlie Ferraez (b. 2017)
    daughter of Israeli singer and actress Alona Tal and American actor Marcos Ferraez
  • Charlie Taylor
    attractive female model on Instagram
  • Charlie Elena Carrasco (b. 2020)
    daughter of two,time World Cup winner Alex Morgan and soccer player Servando Carrasco

The name Charlie in Pop Culture

  • Charlie Graham
    character from "Hereditary"
  • Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan
    from Disney's "Good Luck Charlie"
  • Charlotte "Charlie" Matheson
    a character in NBC's show "Revolution"
  • Charlene "Charlie" Bradbury
    a character from the TV show "Supernatural"
  • Charlie
    a character on "Degrassi"
  • Catherine "Charlie" Demarco
    Character from the TV show "Graceland"
  • Charlotte "Charlie" Magne
    a character from the animated series "Hazbin Hotel"

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