Charlie

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 11% girls / 89% boys

Meaning

Charlie is a traditionally masculine given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles, but is now used as a unisex name. It is also used as a surname.

From Wikipedia

Charlie first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,824 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2025 it was given to 844 boys (rank #10). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Charlie

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Charlie yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

19,436

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,824

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: Charlie Bucket — heir to the chocolate factory

Famous people named Charlie

Charlie Chaplinfilm screenwriter · b. 1889
Charlie Parkerjazz musician · b. 1920
Charlie Puthpop singer · b. 1991
Charlie Hunnamfilm actor · b. 1980
Charlie Coxfilm actor · b. 1982

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Charlie in 2025

Other boys' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	92	#98
2001	99	#94
2002	103	#94
2003	195	#69
2004	245	#55
2005	344	#41
2006	285	#30
2007	298	#28
2008	607	#21
2009	634	#19
2010	609	#19
2011	659	#18
2012	612	#18
2013	568	#22
2014	667	#19
2015	1,824	#18
2016	1,607	#21
2017	880	#13
2018	867	#15
2019	1,260	#9
2020	1,030	#7
2021	739	#8
2022	693	#10
2023	635	#9
2024	906	#8
2025	844	#10