Charlie

“Variant of Charles — Free man” — Germanic, via French origin

Boy's name · #145 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Charlie has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #20 (1881) · 184,280 babies named Charlie all-time · 1 in 690 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #4 in N. Ireland (2025) · #6 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #7 in New Zealand (2025) · #9 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #12 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Charlies

Charlie Chaplin — English comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
Charlie Kirk — American political activist (1993–2025)
Charlie Sheen — American actor (born 1965)
Charlie Parker — American jazz saxophonist (1920–1955)
Charlie Puth — American singer, songwriter, and record producer

In stories & tradition

Charlie Brown — Peanuts
Charlie Weasley — Harry Potter
Charlie Pace — Lost

What Charlies become

Among 2,808 notable people named Charlie:

Athletes appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charlie Adam, Scottish footballer and manager (born 1985).

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