girl or boy · english
Charlie
say it char-lee
What Charlie means
- English pet form of Charles, "free man"
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 10 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 5 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 8 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 10 in Australia (2024)
- no. 12 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 14 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 14 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 16 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 21 in Scotland (2025)
In the United States it was most popular around 1880.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Charlotte Francisco Charles Carolina Maverick Frankie Francisca Carlos Lottie Karl Caroline Saoirse
Charlie in stories
- Harry Potter: Charlie Weasley, the dragon-handler brother
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Charlie Bucket, who finds the last golden ticket
- Peanuts: Charlie Brown, Charles Schulz's good-hearted loser
- Lost: Charlie Pace, the former rock star
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Charlie Bucket, who wins the golden ticket
- Two and a Half Men: Charlie Harper, the jingle writer