Charlie
The 2025 national count puts Charlie at #133, at or near its all-time peak. It has been on the books since 1880 and never mattered more than it does today; 40,359 bearers and counting.
What Charlie carries
Charlie · Teutonic
“man”
Source: Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), see our sources.
Charlie’s free Name Kit
Five printables for Charlie, drawn in your browser at print size the moment you ask: a name print for the wall, a nursery sign, a tracing sheet, a shortlist sheet, and twelve sibling names with the reason for each. Letter size, 300 dpi, in the site’s own hand.
- Name print Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
- Nursery sign The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
- Tracing sheet The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
- Shortlist sheet A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
- Sibling names sheet Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Name print
Meaning, origin and the popularity curve on one sheet, ready for a frame.
Nursery sign
The name big and bright, for a door, a shelf or the top of a dresser.
Tracing sheet
The name in dotted letters, with room to go over it again and again.
Shortlist sheet
A page for weighing names side by side: initials, nicknames, how it sounds with yours.
Sibling names sheet
Twelve names that go with this one, each with the reason, from the sibling matcher.
Print on plain letter paper or heavier card; the sign and the print look best on matte stock.
Charlie since 1880
Charlie peaked for girls in 2022 at #123 and stands at #133 in 2025. Charlie peaked for boys in 1919 at #66 and stands at #145 in 2025.
United States national data, Social Security Administration, through 2025, how we use it.
Where Charlie is most common
The state that gives Charlie most often, per girls born there, is Vermont (0.82% in 2025); Maine and Hawaii are close behind.
Share of the state's recorded names for that sex, from the Social Security Administration's state file; a name is listed in a state only when five or more babies received it there that year.
Names that sit near Charlie
Same shelf of the library: origin, era and shape, scored deterministically.
Aubrey
#146 in 2025 · Teutonic
Audrey
#86 in 2025 · Teutonic
Axel
#79 in 2025 · Teutonic
Ella
#29 in 2025 · Teutonic
Luis
#144 in 2025 · Teutonic
Carlos
#150 in 2025 · Teutonic
Leonardo
#91 in 2025 · Teutonic
Arabella
#213 in 2025 · Teutonic
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About Charlie
Where does Charlie rank right now?
The 2025 national count puts Charlie at #133, at or near its all-time peak. Every point on the chart is the SSA's own count, back to 1880.
Does Charlie have a meaning on record?
The reference we cite records “man”, of Teutonic origin (Charlotte M. Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884)).
Which names sit near Charlie?
Aubrey, Audrey and Axel sit nearest to Charlie on origin, era, syllables and first letter. Put your own names into the sibling matcher for a list scored against them.
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