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Charlie

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

Girl's name · #133 in the US (2025) · Trending

Charlie has appeared in US records since 1881 — best rank #122 (2020) · 40,359 babies named Charlie all-time · 1 in 750 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in France (2025) · #30 in Canada (2024) · #67 in Belgium (2025) · #100 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

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

Famous Charlies

• Charlie Murphy — Irish actress
• Charlie Jane Anders — American author and commentator
• Charlie Yeung — Hong Kong actress
• Charlie Ray — American actress
• Charlie Brooks — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Charlie Morningstar — Hazbin Hotel
• Charlie Buckton — Home and Away
• Charlie the Tuna — mascot character

What Charlies become

Among 2,808 notable people named Charlie:

Athletes appear 2.86× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charlie Estcourt, Welsh association football player (born 1998).

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