Charlie
Featured in baby name books
Charlie is a short form of Charles, meaning “free man.” Charlie is also a casual, tomboyish nickname for Charlotte that has only recently come back for girls. Famous Charlies include jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker, Charlie Chaplin, and cartoon Charlie Brown.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Best Baby Names for Girls
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Usage of Charlie in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Charlie against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Charlie is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Charlie in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,460 boys were named Charlie, making it the #145 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 184,280 boys have been named Charlie, with the most (2,891) in 1919. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Wyoming and Alaska.
In 2025, 2,160 girls were named Charlie, making it the #133 girls' name in the US. Since 1881, 40,359 girls have been named Charlie, with the most (2,341) in 2022. It is most common, relative to births, in Vermont, Maine and Hawaii.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Storms named Charlie
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Charlie, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Charlie (Category 1) | 1988 | South Pacific | 148 km/h |
| Hurricane Charlie (Category 1) | 1972 | North Atlantic | 148 km/h |
| Hurricane Charlie (Category 3) | 1952 | North Atlantic | 194 km/h |
| Hurricane Charlie (Category 4) | 1951 | North Atlantic | 213 km/h |
| Hurricane Charlie (Category 2) | 1950 | North Atlantic | 176 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Charlie
There are 20 towns and villages with Charlie in their name, in 4 countries.
🇱🇷 Liberia 13🇺🇸 United States 5🇨🇦 Canada 1🇲🇾 Malaysia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Cape Charlie | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Charlie | Bomi County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Charlie | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Charlie Bluff | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Charlie Johnsonbli | Grand Bassa County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Charlie Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Charlie Poubli | Grand Bassa County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Charlie Tambobli | River Cess County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Charlie Town | Bong County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
| Charlie Town | Bomi County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Charlie
There are 55 lakes and reservoirs with Charlie in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 35🇺🇸 United States 20
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| Baie Charlie | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Newfoundland and Labrador, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | New Brunswick, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Charlie Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Charlie songs
45 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Charlie in their title. The best known:
- Charlie Brown – Coldplay (2012)
- Charlie Brown – Benito di Paula (1974)
- Girlfriend (Charlie Puth song) – Charlie Puth (2020)
- Charlie Brown – The Coasters (1958)
- (I'd Like to Be In) Charlie's Shoes – Billy Walker (1962)
- Charlie Chaplin (1978)
- Charlie Mopps
- Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues – Danny O'Keefe (1972)
- Me and Charlie Talking – Miranda Lambert (2004)
- Roses of Prince Charlie
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Charlie
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Charlie.
Charlie Adam
Charlie Austin
Charlie Bewley
Charlie Bird
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Fictional characters named Charlie
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Charlie as a pet name
FurryName has found 18,317 dogs named Charlie in public pet registers, making it the #2 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (639), Burnside (95), Prospect (21). Charlie as a dog name →
FurryName has found 3,624 cats named Charlie in public pet registers, making it the #2 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (129), Vancouver (29), Corangamite Shire (11). Charlie as a cat name →
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