Charlie

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 60% girls / 40% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 780 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2024 it was given to 559 girls (rank #30). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

18,652

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

780

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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 girls' names

Names ranked near Charlie in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#622
1992	27	#777
1993	39	#611
1994	28	#693
1995	57	#475
1996	37	#622
1997	52	#481
1998	62	#416
1999	82	#333
2000	60	#415
2001	76	#360
2002	96	#291
2003	110	#268
2004	133	#210
2005	157	#185
2006	222	#129
2007	260	#108
2008	293	#99
2009	338	#84
2010	352	#75
2011	438	#54
2012	472	#47
2013	534	#38
2014	608	#35
2015	528	#45
2016	641	#33
2017	647	#32
2018	690	#29
2019	745	#22
2020	738	#16
2021	780	#17
2022	704	#18
2023	652	#20
2024	559	#30