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The name Charlee peaked for boys at #3189 in 2021. Charlee is also used for girls, ranking #417 in 2025.

The name Charlee is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "free man".

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Charlie in all its forms has been a popular gender neutral name since the early 2000s and is now given almost equally to girls and boys. While it did once lean more (statistically) masculine, it has been used on girls too since the before the 20th century. 

Like with many popular names, Charlie has inspired a host of alternative spellings, the most popular for girls being Charlee. Rarely used before the 1980s, it followed Charlie up the charts and entered the Top 1000 in 2006. 
 With it's contemporary double vowel and its arguably more feminine ending, Charlee ranks alongside Aubree, Everlee, and Oaklee in the US Top 500.. Given to nearly 900 babies each year, the spelling is nevertheless overshadowed by the traditional Charlie, which is used almost three times as often.
 
Notable bearers of the name include model and actress, Charlee Fraser, musician Charlee Brooks, and Olympian martial artist Charlee Minkin.
 
If you enjoy Charlee for its contemporary-yet-traditional feel, you might enjoy other Charlotte variations like Caro, Kit, Arlo, Sharla, and Chaz. Alternatively, if you like its gender neutral style, Frankie, Marlowe, Jory, Stevie, Jovie or Cordy might appeal.

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The name Charlee is currently ranked #417 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #272 in 2021. The name is most popular in Wyoming, West Virginia, and West Virginia. Charlee is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Charlie

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#4,563	21	10.9
2015	—	0	0
2016	#4,644	21	11.1
2017	#4,494	22	11.9
2018	#4,958	19	10.5
2019	#4,248	24	13.4
2020	#3,281	34	19.7
2021	#3,189	37	21.1
2022	#3,703	30	17.2
2023	#3,300	36	21
2024	#3,524	32	18.6
2025	—	0	0

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