Charlee
- #417 for girls in 2025, 750 births
- #5,045 for boys in 2025, 19 births
- Given to girls 97.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2021 · 1,153 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 19,268since 1914
Charlee over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Charlee has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #417 | 750 | #5,045 | 19 |
| 2024 | #398 | 796 | #3,524 | 32 |
| 2023 | #358 | 852 | #3,228 | 37 |
| 2022 | #346 | 924 | #3,691 | 30 |
| 2021 | #272 | 1,153 | #3,180 | 37 |
| 2020 | #275 | 1,138 | #3,274 | 34 |
| 2019 | #280 | 1,172 | #4,230 | 24 |
| 2018 | #288 | 1,150 | #4,918 | 19 |
| 2017 | #279 | 1,161 | #4,466 | 22 |
| 2016 | #297 | 1,101 | #4,470 | 22 |
| 2015 | #282 | 1,131 | #5,058 | 18 |
| 2014 | #314 | 1,056 | #4,392 | 22 |
| 2013 | #325 | 996 | #5,404 | 16 |
| 2012 | #380 | 823 | #6,306 | 13 |
| 2011 | #439 | 710 | #4,822 | 19 |
| 2010 | #558 | 524 | #4,678 | 20 |
| 2009 | #730 | 397 | #9,864 | 7 |
| 2008 | #819 | 349 | #12,553 | 5 |
| 2007 | #979 | 274 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #918 | 288 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #1,093 | 218 | #10,151 | 6 |
| 2004 | #1,175 | 191 | #8,927 | 7 |
| 2003 | #1,416 | 140 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,750 | 103 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #1,476 | 127 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,885 | 90 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #1,770 | 90 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,733 | 89 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,898 | 76 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,863 | 75 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,079 | 66 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #2,533 | 49 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | #5,660 | 9 |
| 1991 | #1,807 | 79 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #1,716 | 85 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,981 | 64 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,551 | 85 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,720 | 70 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,222 | 46 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,730 | 33 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,151 | 26 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #2,699 | 34 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,477 | 37 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,283 | 23 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,407 | 20 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,370 | 14 | — | |
| 1974 | #5,360 | 10 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,155 | 14 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | — | |
| 1970 | #5,818 | 8 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | — | |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | — | |
| 1967 | — | — | ||
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | — | |
| 1965 | — | — | ||
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | — | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | #4,533 | 9 | — | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | — | |
| 1960 | — | — | ||
| 1959 | #4,031 | 10 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #4,536 | 8 | — | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | — | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,967 | 9 | — | |
| 1953 | #3,687 | 10 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,535 | 16 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,739 | 13 | — | |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | — | |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | — | |
| 1943 | #3,040 | 10 | — | |
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| 1941 | #3,252 | 8 | — | |
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| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | — | |
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| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | — | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | — | |
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| 1930 | #4,047 | 6 | — | |
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| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | — | |
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| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1914
The first year at least five girls were named Charlee! It came in at #3,618, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1914–1929, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Charlee is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alabama#108 · 1 in 458
- Alaska#112 · 1 in 276
- West Virginia#116 · 1 in 390
- Montana#144 · 1 in 404
- Kentucky#194 · 1 in 719
Best ever in a state: #61 in Wyoming, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #108 | 40 | 1 in 458 |
| Alaska | #112 | 6 | 1 in 276 |
| West Virginia | #116 | 13 | 1 in 390 |
| Montana | #144 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| Kentucky | #194 | 24 | 1 in 719 |
| Louisiana | #195 | 22 | 1 in 744 |
| Arkansas | #208 | 14 | 1 in 757 |
| Maine | #209 | 5 | 1 in 623 |
| Oklahoma | #216 | 18 | 1 in 821 |
| Iowa | #258 | 13 | 1 in 906 |
| Tennessee | #262 | 29 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Missouri | #265 | 23 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Ohio | #296 | 37 | 1 in 1,278 |
| Mississippi | #301 | 9 | 1 in 989 |
| Maryland | #304 | 17 | 1 in 1,176 |
| Indiana | #333 | 21 | 1 in 1,329 |
| North Carolina | #344 | 32 | 1 in 1,453 |
| Idaho | #351 | 6 | 1 in 1,194 |
| Minnesota | #356 | 15 | 1 in 1,432 |
| Washington | #356 | 20 | 1 in 1,443 |
| Michigan | #364 | 24 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Arizona | #372 | 18 | 1 in 1,568 |
| South Carolina | #373 | 13 | 1 in 1,407 |
| Oregon | #429 | 8 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Georgia | #431 | 26 | 1 in 1,739 |
| Wisconsin | #447 | 11 | 1 in 1,842 |
| Virginia | #465 | 17 | 1 in 1,985 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| Texas | #468 | 70 | 1 in 2,293 |
| Utah | #490 | 8 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Nevada | #508 | 5 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Florida | #571 | 31 | 1 in 2,799 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Illinois | #619 | 15 | 1 in 2,955 |
| New York | #658 | 25 | 1 in 3,133 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 7 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Colorado | #789 | 6 | 1 in 3,888 |
| California | #814 | 36 | 1 in 4,492 |
| New Jersey | #1,168 | 5 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Charlee
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 142 spots since 2020 (#275 → #417)
- Biggest jump: 175 spots in 2006
- Biggest drop: 74 spots in 2022
Rise & fade · girls
107 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1914
- Peaked 2021 at #272 (1,153 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 20 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 20 yrs · run 2006–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,421
- Highest: 1 in 1,421 girls born in 2020 were named Charlee (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,143 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #272 in 2021, was only 1 in 1,423 (0.07%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 51.0% of all girls named Charlee (9,824) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,618 (1914) | #3,618 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,725 (1928) | #4,725 |
| 1930s | 22 | #3,701 (1936) | #4,063 |
| 1940s | 86 | #2,637 (1947) | #3,036 |
| 1950s | 107 | #2,074 (1952) | #4,141 |
| 1960s | 55 | #3,619 (1969) | #4,917 |
| 1970s | 178 | #2,477 (1979) | #4,061 |
| 1980s | 447 | #1,551 (1988) | #2,551 |
| 1990s | 749 | #1,716 (1990) | #1,959 |
| 2000s | 2,177 | #730 (2009) | #1,224 |
| 2010s | 9,824 | #279 (2017) | #344 |
| 2020s | 5,613 | #272 (2021) | #344 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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