Charlie
Boy and girl name
Charlie meaning
Diminutive of Charles, which means “free man”
Charlie at a glance
- Used as
- Boy and girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #176 in 2024
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #140 in 2024
Charlie popularity in the U.S.
As a boy name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #21 | 730 |
| 1881 | #20 | 668 |
| 1890 | #21 | 797 |
| 1900 | #25 | 1,124 |
| 1910 | #34 | 1,107 |
| 1920 | #70 | 2,785 |
| 1930 | #91 | 2,113 |
| 1940 | #111 | 1,762 |
| 1950 | #151 | 1,678 |
| 1960 | #221 | 1,247 |
| 1970 | #273 | 769 |
| 1980 | #322 | 596 |
| 1990 | #422 | 537 |
| 2000 | #450 | 528 |
| 2010 | #245 | 1,431 |
| 2020 | #204 | 1,871 |
| 2024 | #176 | 2,084 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #21 | 730 |
| 1881 | #20 | 668 |
| 1882 | #21 | 753 |
| 1883 | #22 | 643 |
| 1884 | #24 | 746 |
| 1885 | #23 | 705 |
| 1886 | #22 | 723 |
| 1887 | #24 | 642 |
| 1888 | #22 | 796 |
| 1889 | #29 | 685 |
| 1890 | #21 | 797 |
| 1891 | #23 | 707 |
| 1892 | #28 | 761 |
| 1893 | #30 | 691 |
| 1894 | #30 | 704 |
| 1895 | #27 | 767 |
| 1896 | #32 | 714 |
| 1897 | #30 | 714 |
| 1898 | #33 | 728 |
| 1899 | #31 | 678 |
| 1900 | #25 | 1,124 |
| 1901 | #31 | 654 |
| 1902 | #30 | 761 |
| 1903 | #32 | 739 |
| 1904 | #33 | 739 |
| 1905 | #34 | 801 |
| 1906 | #34 | 744 |
| 1907 | #35 | 793 |
| 1908 | #37 | 740 |
| 1909 | #36 | 833 |
| 1910 | #34 | 1,107 |
| 1911 | #45 | 978 |
| 1912 | #57 | 1,446 |
| 1913 | #62 | 1,618 |
| 1914 | #65 | 1,906 |
| 1915 | #75 | 2,193 |
| 1916 | #68 | 2,416 |
| 1917 | #67 | 2,536 |
| 1918 | #70 | 2,743 |
| 1919 | #66 | 2,891 |
| 1920 | #70 | 2,785 |
| 1921 | #76 | 2,574 |
| 1922 | #72 | 2,655 |
| 1923 | #79 | 2,471 |
| 1924 | #80 | 2,507 |
| 1925 | #78 | 2,578 |
| 1926 | #81 | 2,446 |
| 1927 | #80 | 2,512 |
| 1928 | #80 | 2,463 |
| 1929 | #87 | 2,185 |
| 1930 | #91 | 2,113 |
| 1931 | #94 | 1,975 |
| 1932 | #90 | 2,127 |
| 1933 | #95 | 1,978 |
| 1934 | #100 | 1,892 |
| 1935 | #100 | 1,926 |
| 1936 | #103 | 1,837 |
| 1937 | #110 | 1,757 |
| 1938 | #112 | 1,801 |
| 1939 | #112 | 1,748 |
| 1940 | #111 | 1,762 |
| 1941 | #115 | 1,756 |
| 1942 | #118 | 1,869 |
| 1943 | #122 | 1,835 |
| 1944 | #120 | 1,881 |
| 1945 | #128 | 1,725 |
| 1946 | #135 | 1,787 |
| 1947 | #145 | 1,914 |
| 1948 | #144 | 1,902 |
| 1949 | #146 | 1,833 |
| 1950 | #151 | 1,678 |
| 1951 | #153 | 1,686 |
| 1952 | #161 | 1,663 |
| 1953 | #174 | 1,534 |
| 1954 | #181 | 1,460 |
| 1955 | #184 | 1,436 |
| 1956 | #185 | 1,530 |
| 1957 | #193 | 1,453 |
| 1958 | #196 | 1,427 |
| 1959 | #204 | 1,415 |
| 1960 | #221 | 1,247 |
| 1961 | #225 | 1,224 |
| 1962 | #220 | 1,223 |
| 1963 | #221 | 1,163 |
| 1964 | #229 | 1,070 |
| 1965 | #236 | 964 |
| 1966 | #250 | 836 |
| 1967 | #249 | 804 |
| 1968 | #267 | 740 |
| 1969 | #268 | 772 |
| 1970 | #273 | 769 |
| 1971 | #290 | 696 |
| 1972 | #289 | 641 |
| 1973 | #296 | 612 |
| 1974 | #322 | 553 |
| 1975 | #315 | 565 |
| 1976 | #310 | 566 |
| 1977 | #310 | 609 |
| 1978 | #289 | 660 |
| 1979 | #289 | 697 |
| 1980 | #322 | 596 |
| 1981 | #308 | 615 |
| 1982 | #353 | 517 |
| 1983 | #334 | 556 |
| 1984 | #344 | 541 |
| 1985 | #344 | 548 |
| 1986 | #351 | 537 |
| 1987 | #366 | 533 |
| 1988 | #394 | 502 |
| 1989 | #408 | 522 |
| 1990 | #422 | 537 |
| 1991 | #430 | 518 |
| 1992 | #450 | 487 |
| 1993 | #478 | 441 |
| 1994 | #477 | 447 |
| 1995 | #447 | 510 |
| 1996 | #477 | 459 |
| 1997 | #465 | 470 |
| 1998 | #453 | 495 |
| 1999 | #427 | 548 |
| 2000 | #450 | 528 |
| 2001 | #439 | 553 |
| 2002 | #416 | 599 |
| 2003 | #368 | 709 |
| 2004 | #350 | 812 |
| 2005 | #329 | 934 |
| 2006 | #337 | 931 |
| 2007 | #334 | 956 |
| 2008 | #306 | 1,090 |
| 2009 | #274 | 1,255 |
| 2010 | #245 | 1,431 |
| 2011 | #236 | 1,521 |
| 2012 | #233 | 1,537 |
| 2013 | #233 | 1,565 |
| 2014 | #225 | 1,696 |
| 2015 | #231 | 1,674 |
| 2016 | #227 | 1,711 |
| 2017 | #213 | 1,793 |
| 2018 | #218 | 1,730 |
| 2019 | #211 | 1,832 |
| 2020 | #204 | 1,871 |
| 2021 | #188 | 2,008 |
| 2022 | #178 | 2,107 |
| 2023 | #175 | 2,099 |
| 2024 | #176 | 2,084 |
As a girl name
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #830 | 5 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 |
| 1920 | #491 | 197 |
| 1930 | #498 | 179 |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,624 | 71 |
| 1990 | #1,334 | 120 |
| 2000 | #1,425 | 129 |
| 2010 | #460 | 671 |
| 2020 | #122 | 2,239 |
| 2024 | #140 | 2,109 |
All 144 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1881 | #830 | 5 |
| 1882 | #813 | 6 |
| 1883 | #615 | 10 |
| 1884 | #851 | 7 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 |
| 1886 | #693 | 11 |
| 1887 | #693 | 11 |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 |
| 1891 | #669 | 16 |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 |
| 1893 | #955 | 10 |
| 1894 | #719 | 17 |
| 1895 | #770 | 17 |
| 1896 | #872 | 14 |
| 1897 | #644 | 23 |
| 1898 | #679 | 23 |
| 1899 | #514 | 33 |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 |
| 1901 | #591 | 28 |
| 1902 | #545 | 35 |
| 1903 | #527 | 37 |
| 1904 | #653 | 28 |
| 1905 | #556 | 39 |
| 1906 | #689 | 28 |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 |
| 1908 | #567 | 43 |
| 1909 | #624 | 39 |
| 1910 | #503 | 65 |
| 1911 | #650 | 44 |
| 1912 | #550 | 79 |
| 1913 | #587 | 76 |
| 1914 | #557 | 101 |
| 1915 | #576 | 126 |
| 1916 | #619 | 119 |
| 1917 | #546 | 151 |
| 1918 | #516 | 178 |
| 1919 | #472 | 199 |
| 1920 | #491 | 197 |
| 1921 | #625 | 139 |
| 1922 | #520 | 181 |
| 1923 | #519 | 183 |
| 1924 | #551 | 175 |
| 1925 | #529 | 182 |
| 1926 | #493 | 200 |
| 1927 | #493 | 201 |
| 1928 | #502 | 188 |
| 1929 | #495 | 185 |
| 1930 | #498 | 179 |
| 1931 | #516 | 160 |
| 1932 | #515 | 161 |
| 1933 | #502 | 161 |
| 1934 | #554 | 135 |
| 1935 | #565 | 128 |
| 1936 | #578 | 130 |
| 1937 | #519 | 161 |
| 1938 | #580 | 140 |
| 1939 | #575 | 136 |
| 1940 | #602 | 134 |
| 1941 | #669 | 111 |
| 1942 | #686 | 118 |
| 1943 | #623 | 147 |
| 1944 | #638 | 132 |
| 1945 | #707 | 111 |
| 1946 | #771 | 113 |
| 1947 | #808 | 117 |
| 1948 | #816 | 113 |
| 1949 | #813 | 115 |
| 1950 | #876 | 102 |
| 1951 | #902 | 102 |
| 1952 | #1,022 | 84 |
| 1953 | #1,078 | 80 |
| 1954 | #1,076 | 83 |
| 1955 | #1,186 | 71 |
| 1956 | #1,210 | 74 |
| 1957 | #1,238 | 72 |
| 1958 | #1,435 | 55 |
| 1959 | #1,516 | 51 |
| 1960 | #1,673 | 45 |
| 1961 | #1,720 | 44 |
| 1962 | #1,782 | 41 |
| 1963 | #1,754 | 43 |
| 1964 | #2,071 | 33 |
| 1965 | #2,204 | 29 |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 |
| 1967 | #2,079 | 32 |
| 1968 | #2,482 | 25 |
| 1969 | #2,704 | 24 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 |
| 1972 | #5,110 | 10 |
| 1973 | #3,233 | 20 |
| 1974 | #3,426 | 19 |
| 1975 | #2,881 | 25 |
| 1976 | #1,662 | 59 |
| 1977 | #1,380 | 81 |
| 1978 | #1,690 | 62 |
| 1979 | #1,596 | 71 |
| 1980 | #1,624 | 71 |
| 1981 | #1,809 | 61 |
| 1982 | #1,873 | 57 |
| 1983 | #2,236 | 43 |
| 1984 | #1,535 | 74 |
| 1985 | #1,536 | 79 |
| 1986 | #1,254 | 108 |
| 1987 | #1,280 | 109 |
| 1988 | #1,230 | 121 |
| 1989 | #1,615 | 86 |
| 1990 | #1,334 | 120 |
| 1991 | #1,277 | 131 |
| 1992 | #1,643 | 92 |
| 1993 | #1,507 | 104 |
| 1994 | #1,433 | 111 |
| 1995 | #1,392 | 118 |
| 1996 | #1,269 | 137 |
| 1997 | #1,291 | 135 |
| 1998 | #1,330 | 132 |
| 1999 | #1,321 | 136 |
| 2000 | #1,425 | 129 |
| 2001 | #1,378 | 138 |
| 2002 | #1,197 | 170 |
| 2003 | #1,212 | 175 |
| 2004 | #1,038 | 223 |
| 2005 | #958 | 257 |
| 2006 | #777 | 355 |
| 2007 | #783 | 367 |
| 2008 | #737 | 405 |
| 2009 | #616 | 490 |
| 2010 | #460 | 671 |
| 2011 | #375 | 856 |
| 2012 | #306 | 1,045 |
| 2013 | #240 | 1,327 |
| 2014 | #230 | 1,439 |
| 2015 | #207 | 1,562 |
| 2016 | #185 | 1,767 |
| 2017 | #155 | 1,913 |
| 2018 | #153 | 1,850 |
| 2019 | #132 | 2,086 |
| 2020 | #122 | 2,239 |
| 2021 | #127 | 2,222 |
| 2022 | #123 | 2,340 |
| 2023 | #125 | 2,244 |
| 2024 | #140 | 2,109 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Charlie” (revision 92704660), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Charles” (revision 93016579), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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