Charlie
A unisex name of Germanic origin, meaning free man.
How Charlie has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #207 |
| 2016 | #185 |
| 2017 | #154 |
| 2018 | #153 |
| 2019 | #132 |
| 2020 | #122 |
| 2021 | #127 |
| 2022 | #123 |
| 2023 | #125 |
| 2024 | #140 |
| 2025 | #133 |
Charlie by the numbers
In 2025, 1,679 babies in England and Wales were named Charlie. In the US, 3,676 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 2,891 babies in 1919, making it a 1910s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Charlie. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Charlie
Names that are said the same way as Charlie, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Charlie, each of these has freedom in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Charlottefree woman; feminine form of Charles12,900 in the US (2017)
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Maverickindependent, unbranded4,737 in the US (2017)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
- Franciscofree man, frenchman; from Franciscus1,398 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Charlie
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