Charlie

Given to 224,639 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +27% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#133
recorded as girls
#145
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
4,620
girls 2,160 · boys 2,460
Peak year
1900
1,124 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
224,639
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), 1880–2025Charlie was most popular in 1900, when 1,124 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,460 babies were named Charlie, ranking #145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 27%.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1900 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Charlie was most popular in 1900, when 1,124 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,460 babies were named Charlie, ranking #145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 27%.02.557.5101880192019602000Peak 1900 (boys)

Charlie was most popular in 1900, when 1,124 babies recorded as boys got the name (7.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 2,460 babies were named Charlie, ranking #145 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 27%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 2,160 133 2,460 145
2024 2,113 140 2,094 176
2023 2,245 125 2,104 174
2022 2,341 123 2,110 178
2021 2,223 127 2,009 188
2020 2,239 122 1,872 204
2019 2,087 132 1,832 211
2018 1,851 153 1,730 218
2017 1,913 155 1,793 213
2016 1,767 185 1,711 227
2015 1,562 207 1,674 231
2014 1,439 230 1,696 225
2013 1,327 241 1,565 233
2012 1,045 306 1,537 233
2011 856 375 1,521 236
2010 672 459 1,431 245
2009 490 617 1,255 274
2008 406 736 1,090 306
2007 367 784 956 334
2006 355 777 931 337
2005 257 958 934 329
2004 223 1038 812 350
2003 175 1212 709 368
2002 170 1197 599 416
2001 138 1378 553 439
2000 129 1425 528 450
1999 136 1321 548 427
1998 132 1330 495 453
1997 135 1291 470 465
1996 137 1269 459 477
1995 118 1392 510 447
1994 111 1433 448 477
1993 104 1507 441 478
1992 92 1643 487 450
1991 131 1277 518 430
1990 120 1334 537 422
1989 86 1615 522 408
1988 121 1230 502 394
1987 109 1280 533 366
1986 108 1254 536 354
1985 79 1536 549 343
1984 74 1535 541 344
1983 43 2236 554 335
1982 57 1873 517 353
1981 61 1809 615 308
1980 71 1624 596 322
1979 71 1596 697 289
1978 62 1690 659 289
1977 81 1380 608 310
1976 59 1662 566 310
1975 25 2881 565 315
1974 19 3426 553 322
1973 20 3233 612 296
1972 10 5109 641 289
1971 12 4534 696 290
1970 21 3110 768 273
1969 24 2704 770 268
1968 25 2482 740 267
1967 32 2079 804 249
1966 31 2094 836 250
1965 28 2247 964 236
1964 33 2071 1,070 229
1963 43 1754 1,163 221
1962 41 1782 1,223 220
1961 44 1720 1,224 225
1960 45 1673 1,247 221
1959 51 1516 1,415 204
1958 55 1435 1,428 195
1957 72 1238 1,453 193
1956 74 1210 1,528 185
1955 71 1186 1,437 184
1954 83 1076 1,460 181
1953 80 1078 1,534 174
1952 83 1028 1,663 161
1951 102 902 1,686 153
1950 102 876 1,678 151
1949 115 813 1,833 146
1948 113 816 1,902 144
1947 117 808 1,914 145
1946 113 771 1,787 135
1945 111 707 1,725 128
1944 131 643 1,881 120
1943 148 621 1,835 122
1942 118 686 1,869 118
1941 111 669 1,756 115
1940 134 602 1,762 111
1939 136 575 1,748 112
1938 140 580 1,801 112
1937 161 519 1,757 110
1936 130 578 1,837 103
1935 128 565 1,926 100
1934 135 554 1,892 100
1933 161 502 1,978 95
1932 160 515 2,127 90
1931 161 514 1,975 94
1930 179 498 2,113 91
1929 185 495 2,185 87
1928 188 502 2,463 80
1927 201 493 2,512 80
1926 200 493 2,446 81
1925 182 529 2,578 78
1924 175 551 2,507 80
1923 183 519 2,471 79
1922 181 520 2,655 72
1921 139 625 2,574 76
1920 197 491 2,785 70
1919 199 472 2,891 66
1918 178 516 2,743 70
1917 151 546 2,536 67
1916 119 619 2,416 68
1915 126 576 2,193 75
1914 101 557 1,906 65
1913 76 587 1,618 62
1912 79 550 1,446 57
1911 44 650 978 45
1910 65 503 1,107 34
1909 39 624 833 36
1908 43 567 740 37
1907 43 554 793 35
1906 28 689 744 34
1905 39 556 801 34
1904 28 653 739 33
1903 37 527 739 32
1902 35 545 761 30
1901 28 591 654 31
1900 27 688 1,124 25
1899 33 514 678 31
1898 23 679 728 33
1897 23 644 714 30
1896 14 872 714 32
1895 17 770 767 27
1894 17 719 704 30
1893 10 955 691 30
1892 19 666 761 28
1891 16 669 707 23
1890 12 791 797 21
1889 11 802 685 29
1888 13 724 796 22
1887 11 693 642 24
1886 11 693 723 22
1885 9 745 705 23
1884 7 851 746 24
1883 10 615 643 22
1882 6 813 753 21
1881 5 830 668 20
1880 <5 — 730 21

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Other spellings

Charley · 35,321 Charli · 11,838 Charly · 3,833 Charlye · 365 Charlei · 232 Charliee · 196 Charlii · 135

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Charlie is most popular

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

Recorded as girls 18% · boys 82% across all years