Charlize

“Variant of Charles — Free man” — Germanic (Proto-Germanic *karilaz, via Afrikaans) origin

Girl's name · #2658 in the US (2025) · 2000s

Charlize's best rank, #625, came in 2004; it has settled back to #2658 today. Roughly 5,700 girls have been named Charlize since 1998.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,900 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 2,200 girls in France (2025) · about 1 in 5,700 girls in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Charlizes

Charlize Theron — South African and American actress (born 1975)
Charlize Andrews — Australian water polo player
Charlize Van Zyl — South African chess player
Charlize van der Westhuizen — South African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler
Charlize Mörz — Austrian artistic gymnast

Among 15 notable people named Charlize:

Sports figures appear 3.28× more often than among typical names — e.g. Charlize Andrews, Australian water polo player.

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