Charlize
A girls’ name of English origin, meaning free man; a form of Charles.
Babies a year
185
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Charlize by the numbers
Charlize was given to 185 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 436 babies in 2004, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Charles
Like Charlize, each of these traces back to Charles: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Charlesfree man7,142 in the US (2017)
- Carlosfree man; a form of Charles3,058 in the US (2017)
- Charleyfree man; a form of Charles703 in the US (2017)
- Charleighfree man; a form of Charles667 in the US (2017)
- Carlfree man; a form of Charles411 in the US (2017)
- Charlenefree person; a form of Charles152 in the US (2017)
- Carlofree man; Italian form of Charles27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carleyfree man; a form of Carl or Charles146 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Charlize. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean freedom
Like Charlize, 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)
- Carolinefree woman; feminine form of Charles4,270 in the US (2017)
- Lottiefree woman; from Charlotte1,222 in England and Wales (2025)
- Frankiefree man; a form of Frank887 in England and Wales (2025)
- Francisfree man; from the Franks262 in England and Wales (2025)
- Carolinafree woman; a form of Caroline715 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Charlize
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