Charles
French from German
"free man"
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Variation of Carl
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# 51 in the US
Charles Rank in US Top 1000
# 47 on Nameberry
Charles Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Popularity of the name Charles
- 51US2024
- 47Nameberry2025
- 30Canada2024
- 68Future2035
- 119England2024
- 164scotland2024
- 99Australia2023
- 72New Zealand2021
- 68France2024
- 45Belgium2024
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Famous People Named Charles
- Charles I "the Great" aka CharlemagneHoly Roman Emperor
- Charles IIVI, Holy Roman Emperors
- Charles I and IIKings of England, Scotland and Ireland
- Charles Philip Arthur GeorgePrince of Wales, British heir apparent
- Charles MartelDuke of the Franks
- Charles II and IIIKings of Spain
- Charles IV (born Carlos Antonio Pascual Francisco Javier Juan Nepomuceno José Januario Serafín Diego)King of Spain
- Charles IIIX, Kings of France
- Charles X (born Charles Philippe)King of France
- Charles IXIII, Kings of Sweden
- Charles XIV JohnKing of Sweden
- Charles XV (born Carl Ludvig Eugen)King of Sweden
- Charles I (born Carlos Fernando Luís Maria Victor Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Xavier Francisco de Assis José Simão)King of Portugal
- Charles I (born Karl Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria)last Emperor of Austria
- Charles I (born Charles Robert)King of Hungary
- Charles IIII, Kings of Naples
- Saint Charles BorromeoItalian cardinal
- Charles John Huffam DickensEnglish novelist
- Charles Robert DarwinEnglish naturalist
- Charles Andre Joseph Marie de GaullePresident of France
- Matthew Charles "Matt" CzuchryAmerican actor
- Charles Spencer "Charlie" ChaplinEnglish actor and director
- Charles Warren Fairbanks26th U.S. Vice President
- Charles Gates Dawes30th U.S. Vice President
- Charles Curtis31st U.S. Vice President
- Charles Sebastian Thomas CabotEnglish actor
- (Walter) Charles DanceEnglish actor
- Charles Monroe SchulzAmerican cartoonist
- Charles Martin "Chuck" JonesAmerican animator
- (Henry) Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski)American novelist
- Charles Mingus Jr.American jazz musician
- Charles Otto "Charlie" Puth Jr.American singer,songwriter
- (Louis) Charles Auguste Claude TrenetFrench singer,songwriter
- Charles Wade BarkleyAmerican basketball player
- Charles Peete "Charlie" Rose Jr.American broadcast presenter
- Charles Phillip Ingallsfather of novelist Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Charles Bronson (born Charles Dennis Buchinsky)American actor
- Charles BoyerFrench actor
- Charles PerraultFrench folklorist
- Charles Francis Adamsson of U.S. President John Quincy Adams
- Charles Y.J.Gh. MichelPrime Minister of Belgium
- Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" BerryAmerican musician
- Charles "Charlie" Parker Jr.American musician
- Charles George Patrick Shaughnessy5th Baron Shaughnessy, English actor
- Charles Michael DavisAmerican model & actor
- Charles Michael Levinebirth name of Chuck Lorre, American TV writer and producer
- Charles "Charlie" CarverAmerican actor; twin brother Max Carver
- Charles Edward DurningAmerican actor
- John Charles Carterbirth name of American actor Charlton Heston
- Charles Samuel "Chas" AddamsAmerican cartoonist
- Charles Henry HoldenEnglish architect
- Charles AtanganaCameroonian chief
- Charles KuraltAmerican TV journalist
- CharlesValentin Alkan, French composer
- Charles Villiers StanfordIrish composer
- Charles Nelson ReillyAmerican actor
- Charles deWolf "Charlie" GibsonAmerican TV journalist
- Charles Stuart "Charlie" KaufmanAmerican film director and writer
- Charles Carroll of Carrolltonsigner of the U.S. Declaration of Independence
- Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor JrAmerican actor
- Charles Peckham "Charlie" DayAmerican actor/comedian
- Charles George "Charlie" MacartneyAustralian cricketer
- Charles Edward SpearmanEnglish psychologist
- Charles Stewart ParnellIrish politician and revolutionary
- Charles DevoeAmerican model
- Charles Conrad "Chad" LoweAmerican actor and brother of Rob Lowe
- Charles W. MisnerAmerican physicist
- Charles Michael "Bucky" LasekAmerican pro skateboarder
- Charles Albert GobatSwiss politician and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize
- Charles BabbageEnglish polymath
- Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylorformer president of Liberia
- Charles "Charlie" BassettAmerican Western figure
- Charles Doyle "Charlie" Haas IIAmerican pro wrestler
- Charles GrodinAmerican actor
- Charles Stewart HowardAmerican owner of racehorse Seabiscuit
- Charles Rocket (born Charles Adams Claverie)American actor/comedian
- Charles Ellis "Chuck" SchumerU.S. Senator from New York
- Charles Ernest "Chuck" GrassleyU.S. Senator from Iowa
- Charles Timothy "Chuck" Hagelformer U.S. Secretary of Defense
- Charles Elwood "Chuck" YeagerU.S. Air Force general and test pilot
- Charles A Bassett IIAmerican astronaut
- Charles Paul Trippy IIIYoutube personality "CTFxC," bassist for We The Kings
- Charles Alden Black and Charles Alden Black Jr.husband and son of child star Shirley Temple
- Charles LeeAmerican Revolutionary general
- Charles Stephen "Chad" Paine IIIAmerican reality TV personality; husband of Erin (Bates) Paine of "Bringing Up Bates"
- Charles Stephen "Carson" Paine IVson of Erin Bates Paine & Chad Paine
- Charles Spencer "Charlie" Croweson of actor Russell Crowe
- Charles McHugh O'Donnellson of actor Chris O'Donnell
- Charles Max "Charley" Feldman (b. 2016)son of Savannah Guthrie and Mike Feldman
- Charles Leclercmonegasque formula one racing driver
- Charles Elisha Manning (b. 2019)son of American football quarterback Eli Manning
- Charles Osgood (b. 1933) retired American radio & television personalityhosted CBS Sunday Morning
- Charles Haddon Spurgeon (18341892) famous Baptist preacher called the "Prince of Preachers"
- Charles Schwab (b. 1937) American investorfinancial executive, philanthropist
- Charles Martinet (b. 1955) Voice of MarioWario, Luigi, Waluigi, Baby Luigi, Baby Mario for Nintendo video games
The name Charles in Pop Culture
- Charles "Charlie" Kellymain character from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Charles "Chip" Shreckcharacter in DC Universe
- Charles DiLaurentisUber A from 'Pretty Little Liars'
- Charles Augustus Milverton (or Magnussen)villain in the 'Sherlock Holmes' series
- Charles Bingleycharacter in Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"
- Charles "Chuck" Basscharacter in the "Gossip Girl" series
- Charles Francis Xavier aka Professor Xfrom Marvel Universe
- Charles Irving "Chuck" Bartowskimain character on TV's "Chuck"
- Charles "Trip" Tuckercharacter on TV's "Star Trek: Enterprise"
- Charles "Charlie" Finemancharacter in movie "Reign Over Me"
- Charles "Chuck" Levinecharacter in movie "I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"
- Charles Leecharacter in the video game "Assassin's Creed III" (based on a historical Revolutionary War general of the same name)
- Charles "Charlie" Eppescharacter on TV's "Numb3rs"
- Charles 'Charlie' Weasleycharacter in the Harry Potter series
- Charles Dalimarcharacter in video game Mystery Case Files Ravenhearst series
- Charles Emerson Winchester IIIcharacter in the TV series "M*A*S*H"
- Charles "Charley" Hardycharacter in G. A. Henty's, Out on the Pampas
- Charles Macaulaycharacter in Donna Tartt's "The Secret History"
- Charles "Charlie" Bonethe protagonist of Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
- Charles Hamiltoncharacter in "Gone with the Wind"
- Charles Blakecharacter on Downton Abbey
- Charles "Chuck" Hansencharacter in "Pacific Rim"
- Charles Foster Kanecharacter in "Citizen Kane"
- Charles LaRousse Dreyfuscharacter in The Pink Panther film series
- Charles "Chuck" Scolnikcharacter in the TV series "One Tree Hill"
- Charlesmain character on the TV series "Charles in Charge"
- Charles Montgomery "Monty" Burnsaka Mr. Burns, character on "The Simpsons"
- Charles Boylecharacter in the TV series "Brooklyn Nine,Nine"
- Charles Baker "Dill" Harrischaracter in the novel and film "To Kill a Mockingbird"
- Charles Vancecharacter in the TV series Star Trek: Discovery, Fleet Admiral Charles Vance is a 32nd century human
- Charles WellsCharacter from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"
- Charles Gunncharacter from Joss Whedon's TV series "Angel"
International Variations of the name Charles
- KarelDutch
- TearlachGaelic
- SéarlasIrish Gaelic
- KarolPolish
- CarlosSpanish
- SiarlWelsh
- CarelPolish
- KaarleFinnish
- KarlGerman
- XarlesBasque
- KárolyHungarian
- CharlotFrench
- CarloItalian
- CarlusIrish
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