Charley

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

Girl's name · #760 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Charley has appeared in US records since 1901 — best rank #489 (2014) · 11,347 babies named Charley all-time · 1 in 4,500 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 5,300 girls in Ireland (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Charleys

Charley Toorop — Dutch painter (1891-1955)
Charley Hull — English professional golfer
Charley Webb — English actress
Charley Boone — American soccer player
Charley Baginsky — British executive, rabbi and Jewish organizational leader

In stories & tradition

Charley Pollard — Storm Warning · Sword of Orion
Charley Price — The Act
Charley Wykeham — Where's Charley?

What Charleys become

Among 248 notable people named Charley:

Athletes appear 3.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charley Hull, English professional golfer.

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