Charley

Given to 35,321 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#760
recorded as girls
#1826
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
443
girls 356 · boys 87
Peak year
1880
305 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
35,321
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Charley was most popular in 1880, when 305 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 356 babies were named Charley, ranking #760 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0123418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Charley was most popular in 1880, when 305 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 356 babies were named Charley, ranking #760 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.012341880192019602000Peak 1880 (boys)

Charley was most popular in 1880, when 305 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.8 per 1,000). In 2025, 356 babies were named Charley, ranking #760 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 356 760 87 1826
2024 386 730 88 1833
2023 388 723 96 1727
2022 421 700 86 1852
2021 480 617 84 1841
2020 561 537 83 1798
2019 552 551 86 1790
2018 553 563 100 1625
2017 611 514 96 1644
2016 560 557 79 1875
2015 604 520 85 1780
2014 641 489 78 1873
2013 578 515 89 1675
2012 484 596 75 1909
2011 462 625 85 1730
2010 324 827 92 1677
2009 279 958 92 1698
2008 263 1005 77 1874
2007 239 1088 80 1811
2006 226 1107 66 2010
2005 192 1191 69 1854
2004 168 1273 74 1720
2003 122 1579 47 2269
2002 93 1897 45 2295
2001 73 2211 37 2562
2000 73 2174 44 2222
1999 78 1999 42 2199
1998 90 1751 39 2274
1997 80 1845 33 2449
1996 69 2014 49 1842
1995 60 2216 48 1801
1994 60 2209 43 1927
1993 52 2417 42 1933
1992 59 2239 38 2046
1991 51 2449 50 1652
1990 56 2258 56 1516
1989 63 1998 47 1658
1988 62 1952 51 1482
1987 63 1838 61 1248
1986 54 2003 63 1199
1985 46 2222 50 1371
1984 26 3233 64 1134
1983 19 3949 55 1239
1982 17 4347 72 1072
1981 23 3532 84 986
1980 15 4743 78 1022
1979 17 4231 71 1044
1978 18 3924 70 1040
1977 14 4652 75 989
1976 11 5215 57 1123
1975 9 5984 65 1019
1974 <5 — 72 961
1973 <5 — 66 992
1972 <5 — 73 943
1971 6 7388 84 886
1970 <5 — 94 832
1969 <5 — 96 790
1968 6 6246 81 821
1967 <5 — 76 822
1966 <5 — 83 800
1965 <5 — 93 764
1964 5 6767 101 760
1963 <5 — 149 640
1962 <5 — 110 729
1961 <5 — 98 776
1960 <5 — 134 676
1959 <5 — 137 657
1958 <5 — 130 669
1957 9 4202 125 681
1956 <5 — 140 640
1955 7 4740 140 629
1954 5 5753 129 646
1953 6 5040 138 618
1952 6 4908 156 559
1951 10 3482 144 577
1950 9 3662 175 506
1949 11 3176 173 507
1948 10 3350 161 522
1947 10 3448 188 490
1946 <5 — 159 510
1945 8 3388 156 480
1944 12 2625 200 432
1943 19 1994 208 432
1942 6 4124 198 438
1941 13 2397 208 402
1940 13 2297 201 404
1939 10 2736 192 411
1938 13 2340 236 362
1937 13 2317 188 414
1936 11 2521 238 350
1935 19 1779 240 354
1934 14 2187 254 343
1933 9 2868 246 341
1932 18 1877 282 328
1931 13 2307 258 340
1930 11 2690 289 323
1929 18 1953 323 307
1928 17 2094 321 315
1927 14 2433 365 303
1926 12 2708 398 288
1925 22 1847 350 303
1924 16 2308 430 275
1923 11 2917 421 277
1922 9 3379 435 273
1921 16 2282 456 263
1920 18 2079 485 249
1919 14 2384 470 243
1918 8 3512 462 247
1917 12 2552 457 237
1916 16 2028 461 230
1915 12 2384 414 239
1914 9 2434 359 224
1913 <5 — 278 225
1912 <5 — 288 200
1911 <5 — 160 193
1910 8 1773 181 167
1909 5 2208 147 166
1908 <5 — 155 153
1907 <5 — 164 142
1906 <5 — 157 131
1905 <5 — 168 130
1904 <5 — 166 127
1903 <5 — 126 148
1902 <5 — 168 113
1901 7 1339 158 108
1900 <5 — 224 103
1899 <5 — 120 132
1898 <5 — 170 110
1897 <5 — 156 112
1896 <5 — 168 111
1895 <5 — 178 105
1894 <5 — 186 99
1893 <5 — 191 94
1892 <5 — 210 92
1891 <5 — 193 82
1890 <5 — 183 93
1889 <5 — 199 88
1888 <5 — 254 77
1887 <5 — 221 75
1886 <5 — 214 81
1885 <5 — 285 65
1884 <5 — 290 63
1883 <5 — 254 63
1882 <5 — 262 67
1881 <5 — 266 62
1880 <5 — 305 58

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Other spellings

Charlie · 224,639 Charli · 11,838 Charly · 3,833 Charlei · 232 Charliee · 196 Sharley · 156 Charlii · 135

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Where Charley is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 32% · boys 68% across all years