Charlie
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Charlie
Charlie derives, of course, from the classic name Charles which, in turn, comes from a German word meaning "free man." Charles became very popular in France during the Middle Ages due to the fame of Charles the Great, also known as Charlemagne. Charley is an alternate spelling.
Charlie for boys#145 US
Charlie is one of the friendliest names on the planet, and Good-time Charlie is back. More and more parents (of babies of both genders) these days are opting to put the friendly, genial Charlie on birth certificates.
In fact, one of the most notable things about the name Charlie is that it is used almost equally for girls and boys, given in the US last year to 2200 baby girls and 2100 baby boys. And the popularity of Charlotte and Charles mean there are even more Charlies of both sexes running around American playgrounds.
Charlie has dozens and dozens of pop cultural references, from Charlie Chaplin to Charlie McCarthy to "Charlie's Angels" to Charlie Parker to Charlie Sheen to Charlie Rose.
Putting nicknames on the birth certificate is very much a growing trend. Current celebs who have chosen Charlie for their sons include Alison Roman, Tiger Woods, Mimi Rogers, Soledad O'Brien and Sarah Chalke.
Charlie for girls#133 US
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.
Pronounced CHAR-lee.
As of October 2026, Charlie ranked #145 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #20 in 1881, Nameberry popularity #66.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #225 | 1,696 | #230 | 1,439 |
| 2015 | #231 | 1,674 | #207 | 1,562 |
| 2016 | #227 | 1,711 | #185 | 1,767 |
| 2017 | #213 | 1,793 | #155 | 1,913 |
| 2018 | #218 | 1,730 | #153 | 1,850 |
| 2019 | #211 | 1,832 | #132 | 2,086 |
| 2020 | #204 | 1,871 | #122 | 2,239 |
| 2021 | #188 | 2,008 | #127 | 2,222 |
| 2022 | #178 | 2,107 | #123 | 2,340 |
| 2023 | #175 | 2,099 | #125 | 2,244 |
| 2024 | #176 | 2,084 | #140 | 2,109 |
| 2025 | #145 | 2,460 | #133 | 2,160 |
World rankings
Charlie for boys
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Famous Charlies
- Charlie Sheen (born Carlos Irwin Estevez)Boy
American actor
- Charles Spencer "Charlie" ChaplinBoy
English actor and director
- Charles Otto "Charlie" Puth Jr.Boy
American singer,songwriter
- Charles Edward "Charlie" DanielsBoy
American country musician
- Charles "Charlie" ParkerBoy
Jr. American jazz
- Charlie BarnesBoy
British indie musician and touring member of British band Bastille.
- Charles Peete "Charlie" RoseBoy
Jr., American journalist and TV host
- Charles Matthew "Charlie" HunnamBoy
British actor
- Charles Peckham "Charlie" DayBoy
American actor
- Charles deWolf "Charlie" GibsonBoy
American TV journalist
- Charles Stuart "Charlie" KaufmanBoy
American film director and screenwriter
- Charles Joseph "Charlie" McDonnellBoy
(charlieissocoollike), English vlogger
- Charles "Charlie" CallasBoy
American comedian and actor
- Charles "Charlie" TahanBoy
American actor
- Charlie BilodeauBoy
Canadian pair skater
- Charlie John RoweBoy
English actor
- Charles George "Charlie" MacartneyBoy
Australian cricketer
- Charles "Charlie" BassettBoy
American Old Western lawman
- Charles Doyle "Charlie" HaasBoy
American pro wrestler
- Charles Robert "Charlie" SimpsonBoy
member of British band Busted
- Charlie Thomas CoxBoy
English actor
- Charles "Charlie" CarverBoy
American actor; twin brother Max Carver
- Charles Joseph "Charlie" McDermottBoy
American actor
- Charlie BarnettBoy
American actor
- Charlie McDowellBoy
American film director; son of actors Mary Steenburgen and Malcolm McDowell
- Charlie MatthauBoy
son of actor Walter Matthau
- Charles "Charlie" Laurie (b. 1988)Boy
son of actor Hugh Laurie
- Charlie Gilmour (b. 1991)Boy
son of guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd
- Charlie CiaffaBoy
son of actress Mimi Rogers and Chris Ciaffa
- Charles Spencer "Charlie" CroweBoy
son of actor Russell Crowe
- Charlie Harrison (b. 2002)Boy
son of actress Rebecca Lacey and Paul Harrison
- Charles "Charlie" Raymond (b. 2004)Boy
son of TV journalist Soledad O'Brien and Bradley Raymond
- Charlie Hill (b. 2007)Boy
son of singer Claire Richards and Reece Hill
- Charlie Rhodes Afifi (b. 2009)Boy
son of actress Sarah Chalke and Jamie Afifi
- Charlie Moonves (b 2009)Boy
son of TV presenter Julie Chen and executive Les Moonves
- Charlie Quivrin (b. 2009)Boy
son of actors Alice Taglioni and Jocelyn Quivrin
- Charlie McEnroe (b. 2009)Boy
son of tennis players John McEnroe and Ashley Harkleroad
- Charlie Axel Woods (b. 2009)Boy
son of golfer Tiger Woods
- Charlie Austin CryerBoy
son of actors Jon Cryer and Sarah Trigger
- Charlie Hedman (b. 2011)Boy
son of model/singer Magdalene Graaf and footballer Magnus Hedman
- Charlie Emery (b. 2012)Boy
son of actors Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer; twin sister Poppy
- Charlie Alcott (b. 2013)Boy
son of TV presenter Katy Ashworth and Ben Alcott
- Charlie Wnuk (b. 2014)Boy
son of actors Yvonne Catterfeld and Oliver Wnuk
- Charlie West Arquette (b. 2014)Boy
son of actor David Arquette
- Charlie Ocean Goldblum (b. 2015)Boy
son of actor Jeff Goldblum
- Charlie Kirk (b. 1993)Boy
founder of Turning Point U.S.A
- Charlie HeatonBoy
American actor
- Charlie Wolf Pechenik (b. 2017)Boy
son of American actress and singer,songwriter Zooey Deschanel
- Charlie Ralph Faulborn (b. 2018)Boy
son of American actress Kelli Giddish
- Charles "Charlie" Duncan Green V AKA CG5Boy
American singer songwritter youtuber.
- Charlie BarkerGirl
English model
- Charlie RusselGirl
English Actress
- Charlie HancockGirl
Australian actress
- Charlie Rivera (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of TV personality Tammy Rivera of "Love & Hip,Hop: Atlanta"
- Charlie Soumillon (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of former Miss France Sophie Thalmann and jockey Christophe Soumillon
- Charlie Bella Cheney (b. 2006)Girl
daughter of singer Chris Cheney of The Living End
- Charlie Tamara Tulip O'Connell (b. 2009)Girl
daughter of model Rebecca Romijn and actor Jerry O'Connell
- Charlie Ballerina Sisto (b. 2010)Girl
daughter of actor Jeremy Sisto
- Charlie Faeth Wolfe (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of TV personality Mike Wolfe of "American Pickers"
- Charlie Jo Morrow (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of actor Joshua Morrow
- Charlie Jo Clawson (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of singer Nicolle Galyon and songwriter Rodney Clawson
- Charlie Beatrice Smith (b. 2013)Girl
daughter of reality TV personality Coral Smith ("The Real World")
- Charlie Grace Thurston (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of rugby leaguer Johnathan Thurston
- Charlie Jean Pagano (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of TV chef Ralph Pagano
- Charlie Mae Annable (b. 2015)Girl
daughter of actors Dave and Odette Annable
- Charlie Ferraez (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of Israeli singer and actress Alona Tal and American actor Marcos Ferraez
- Charlie TaylorGirl
attractive female model on Instagram
- Charlie Elena Carrasco (b. 2020)Girl
daughter of two,time World Cup winner Alex Morgan and soccer player Servando Carrasco
Charlie in pop culture
- Charlie BrownBoy
main character in the Peanuts comic strip and series
- Charlie TownsendBoy
unseen character in "Charlie's Angels," TV and movie series
- Charlie WeasleyBoy
character in the "Harry Potter" series
- Charlie PeacefulBoy
character in Michael Morpurgo's "Private Peaceful"
- Charlie HarperBoy
character on TV's "Two and a Half Men," played by Charlie Sheen
- Charlie KellyBoy
character on TV's "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," played by Charlie Day
- Charlie SonnerBoy
character from Lauren Child's "Charlie and Lola"
- Charlie PaceBoy
a character on TV's "LOST"
- Charlie the TunaBoy
the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna
- Charlie FrancisBoy
a character on TV's "Fringe"
- "Charlie the UnicornBoy
" YouTube cartoon
- "The Death and Life of Charlie St. CloudBoy
" novel by Ben Turner and 2010 film
- CharlieBoy
character in short story "Amanda's Awakening" by author Cheri Lille
- Charlie BucketBoy
main character in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"
- Charlie BoneBoy
main character in Jenny Nimmo's "Children of the Red King" series
- Charlie BlossomBoy
character on TV's "The Worst Witch"
- Charlie CrokerBoy
character in movie "The Italian Job"
- Charlie VennerBoy
character in movie "Straw Dogs,"
- Charles "Charlie" FinemanBoy
character in movie "Reign Over Me"
- Charlie BrooksBoy
character on TV's "Walker, Texas Ranger"
- Charlie KiddBoy
character in "Sims" series
- Charlie SwanBoy
Bella's father in the Twilight Saga
- Charlie KelmeckisBoy
main character in Stephen Chbosky's "The Perks of Being a Wallflower "
- Charlie ConwayBoy
character in The Mighty Ducks movies
- Charlie CalvinBoy
character in The Santa Clause movies
- Charles "Charlie" EppesBoy
a main character on TV's "Numb3rs"
- Charles "Charlie" HutchisonBoy
character on TV's "Red Band Society"
- Charlie DogBoy
Looney Tunes character
- Charlie B. BarkinBoy
dog in the "All Dogs Go to Heaven" film series
- Charlie MuffinBoy
main character in the Charlie M series by Brian Freemantle
- CharlieBoy
Dory's father in Pixar's "Finding Dory"
- Charlie HeskethBoy
antagonist from "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- "Good Luck CharlieBoy
" TV series about a female Charlie
- "Charlie HebdoBoy
" French satirical journal
- Charlie BucktinBoy
character in book and movie "Jasper Jones"
- "Charlie Bit Me"Boy
viral YouTube video
- Charlie CobaltBoy
character in the Addicted Series
- Charlie PriceBoy
main character in the broadway musical "Kinky Boots"
- Charlie SpringBoy
character in web comic 'Heartstopper' by Alice Oseman
- "Charlie MacPherson"Boy
A ballad in the 19th century collection "The Child Ballads"
- Charlie ApplebyBoy
character in “I Love Lucy”
- Charlie GrahamGirl
character from "Hereditary"
- Charlotte "Charlie" DuncanGirl
from Disney's "Good Luck Charlie"
- Charlotte "Charlie" MathesonGirl
a character in NBC's show "Revolution"
- Charlene "Charlie" BradburyGirl
a character from the TV show "Supernatural"
- CharlieGirl
a character on "Degrassi"
- Catherine "Charlie" DemarcoGirl
Character from the TV show "Graceland"
- Charlotte "Charlie" MagneGirl
a character from the animated series "Hazbin Hotel"