Charlie

#133 for girls in 2025, 2,160 births · #145 for boys in 2025, 2,460 births
Given to boys 82.0% of the time

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Peak · boys
#20
1881 · 668 births
Debut · boys
1880
730 births
In top 100 · boys
56 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
184,280
since 1880

Charlie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202011peak #20, 1881girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1332,160#1452,460
2024#1402,113#1762,094
2023#1252,245#1742,104
2022#1232,341#1782,110
2021#1272,223#1882,009
2020#1222,239#2041,872
2019#1322,087#2111,832
2018#1531,851#2181,730
2017#1551,913#2131,793
2016#1851,767#2271,711
2015#2071,562#2311,674
2014#2301,439#2251,696
2013#2411,327#2331,565
2012#3061,045#2331,537
2011#375856#2361,521
2010#459672#2451,431
2009#617490#2741,255
2008#736406#3061,090
2007#784367#334956
2006#777355#337931
2005#958257#329934
2004#1,038223#350812
2003#1,212175#368709
2002#1,197170#416599
2001#1,378138#439553
2000#1,425129#450528
1999#1,321136#427548
1998#1,330132#453495
1997#1,291135#465470
1996#1,269137#477459
1995#1,392118#447510
1994#1,433111#477448
1993#1,507104#478441
1992#1,64392#450487
1991#1,277131#430518
1990#1,334120#422537
1989#1,61586#408522
1988#1,230121#394502
1987#1,280109#366533
1986#1,254108#354536
1985#1,53679#343549
1984#1,53574#344541
1983#2,23643#335554
1982#1,87357#353517
1981#1,80961#308615
1980#1,62471#322596
1979#1,59671#289697
1978#1,69062#289659
1977#1,38081#310608
1976#1,66259#310566
1975#2,88125#315565
1974#3,42619#322553
1973#3,23320#296612
1972#5,10910#289641
1971#4,53412#290696
1970#3,11021#273768
1969#2,70424#268770
1968#2,48225#267740
1967#2,07932#249804
1966#2,09431#250836
1965#2,24728#236964
1964#2,07133#2291,070
1963#1,75443#2211,163
1962#1,78241#2201,223
1961#1,72044#2251,224
1960#1,67345#2211,247
1959#1,51651#2041,415
1958#1,43555#1951,428
1957#1,23872#1931,453
1956#1,21074#1851,528
1955#1,18671#1841,437
1954#1,07683#1811,460
1953#1,07880#1741,534
1952#1,02883#1611,663
1951#902102#1531,686
1950#876102#1511,678
1949#813115#1461,833
1948#816113#1441,902
1947#808117#1451,914
1946#771113#1351,787
1945#707111#1281,725
1944#643131#1201,881
1943#621148#1221,835
1942#686118#1181,869
1941#669111#1151,756
1940#602134#1111,762
1939#575136#1121,748
1938#580140#1121,801
1937#519161#1101,757
1936#578130#1031,837
1935#565128#1001,926
1934#554135#1001,892
1933#502161#951,978
1932#515160#902,127
1931#514161#941,975
1930#498179#912,113
1929#495185#872,185
1928#502188#802,463
1927#493201#802,512
1926#493200#812,446
1925#529182#782,578
1924#551175#802,507
1923#519183#792,471
1922#520181#722,655
1921#625139#762,574
1920#491197#702,785
1919#472199#662,891
1918#516178#702,743
1917#546151#672,536
1916#619119#682,416
1915#576126#752,193
1914#557101#651,906
1913#58776#621,618
1912#55079#571,446
1911#65044#45978
1910#50365#341,107
1909#62439#36833
1908#56743#37740
1907#55443#35793
1906#68928#34744
1905#55639#34801
1904#65328#33739
1903#52737#32739
1902#54535#30761
1901#59128#31654
1900#68827#251,124
1899#51433#31678
1898#67923#33728
1897#64423#30714
1896#87214#32714
1895#77017#27767
1894#71917#30704
1893#95510#30691
1892#66619#28761
1891#66916#23707
1890#79112#21797
1889#80211#29685
1888#72413#22796
1887#69311#24642
1886#69311#22723
1885#7459#23705
1884#8517#24746
1883#61510#22643
1882#8136#21753
1881#8305#20668
1880—#21730
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Charlie was already there! It came in at #21, and was given to 730 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 1980–2002, when fewer than 620 boys a year got the name.

Where Charlie is popular in 2011

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #124 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 379 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #162 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 613 boysNHWashington: #253 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,089 boysWAIdaho: #138 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 479 boysIDMontana: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 476 boysMTNorth Dakota: #91 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 274 boysNDMinnesota: #103 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 408 boysMNIllinois: #192 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 928 boysILWisconsin: #142 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 582 boysWIMichigan: #197 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 911 boysMINew York: #270 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,514 boysNYMassachusetts: #187 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 968 boysMARhode Island: #165 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 671 boysRIOregon: #191 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 727 boysORNevada: #218 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 891 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #129 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 398 boysSDIowa: #115 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 407 boysIAIndiana: #314 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,566 boysINOhio: #254 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,327 boysOHPennsylvania: #270 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,561 boysPANew Jersey: #292 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,631 boysNJConnecticut: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,125 boysCTCalifornia: #231 for boys · 203 births · 1 in 1,135 boysCAUtah: #157 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 578 boysUTColorado: #197 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 797 boysCONebraska: #239 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 890 boysNEMissouri: #249 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,199 boysMOKentucky: #227 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,056 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #279 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,529 boysVAMaryland: #529 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,504 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,183 boysAZNew Mexico: #341 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,591 boysNMKansas: #176 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 665 boysKSArkansas: #201 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 806 boysARTennessee: #284 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,514 boysTNNorth Carolina: #227 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,106 boysNCSouth Carolina: #234 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,107 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #166 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 578 boysDCOklahoma: #313 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,356 boysOKLouisiana: #220 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 988 boysLAMississippi: #174 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 731 boysMSAlabama: #184 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 849 boysALGeorgia: #247 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 1,195 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Charlie, so not publishedHITexas: #333 for boys · 92 births · 1 in 1,903 boysTXFlorida: #263 for boys · 67 births · 1 in 1,373 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#91 · 1 in 274
  2. Minnesota#103 · 1 in 408
  3. Iowa#115 · 1 in 407
  4. Alaska#124 · 1 in 379
  5. South Dakota#129 · 1 in 398

Best ever in a state: #8 in Georgia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#91131 in 274
Minnesota#103691 in 408
Iowa#115371 in 407
Alaska#12491 in 379
South Dakota#129101 in 398
Idaho#138171 in 479
Wisconsin#142471 in 582
Montana#15281 in 476
Utah#157371 in 578
New Hampshire#16281 in 613
Rhode Island#16561 in 671
District of Columbia#16671 in 578
Mississippi#174191 in 731
Kansas#176241 in 665
Alabama#184271 in 849
Massachusetts#187311 in 968
Oregon#191251 in 727
Illinois#192731 in 928
Colorado#197341 in 797
Michigan#197531 in 911
Arkansas#201181 in 806
Nevada#218151 in 891
Louisiana#220241 in 988
Connecticut#223131 in 1,125
Kentucky#227211 in 1,056
North Carolina#227461 in 1,106
California#2312031 in 1,135
South Carolina#234191 in 1,107
Nebraska#239111 in 890
Georgia#247461 in 1,195
Missouri#249271 in 1,199
Washington#253331 in 1,089
Ohio#254451 in 1,327
Florida#263671 in 1,373
Arizona#269311 in 1,183
New York#270691 in 1,514
Pennsylvania#270391 in 1,561
Virginia#279271 in 1,529
Tennessee#284231 in 1,514
New Jersey#292261 in 1,631
Oklahoma#313151 in 1,356
Indiana#314231 in 1,566
Texas#333921 in 1,903
New Mexico#34161 in 1,591
Maryland#52981 in 3,504
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Charlie
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 31 spots since 2024 (#176 → #145)
  • 59 spots since 2020 (#204 → #145)
  • 86 spots since 2015 (#231 → #145)
  • Biggest jump: 48 spots in 2003 (#416 → #368)
  • Biggest drop: 45 spots in 1982 (#308 → #353)
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #20 (668 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 56 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 56 yrs · run 1880–1935
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 134
  • Highest: 1 in 134 boys born in 1900 were named Charlie (0.75%)
  • Latest: 1 in 694 boys born in 2025 (0.14%)
  • Its best rank, #20 in 1881, was only 1 in 151 (0.66%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 13.7% of all boys named Charlie (25,176) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2025
  • Mostly girls until 2024, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s7,091#20 (1881)#23
1890s7,261#21 (1890)#29
1900s7,928#25 (1900)#33
1910s19,834#34 (1910)#61
1920s25,176#70 (1920)#78
1930s19,154#90 (1932)#101
1940s18,264#111 (1940)#128
1950s15,282#151 (1950)#178
1960s10,041#220 (1962)#239
1970s6,365#273 (1970)#298
1980s5,465#308 (1981)#353
1990s4,913#422 (1990)#453
2000s8,367#274 (2009)#360
2010s16,490#211 (2019)#227
2020s12,649#145 (2025)#178

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Charlie in 2011

girls
#375
856 births · 1 in 2,055 girls
boys
#236
1,521 births · 1 in 1,249 boys

Top girls' names in 2011

  1. #1Sophia21,863
  2. #2Isabella19,931
  3. #3Emma18,825
  4. #4Olivia17,335
  5. #5Ava15,518
  6. #6Emily14,277
  7. #7Abigail13,266
  8. #8Madison12,406
  9. #9Mia11,543
  10. #10Chloe11,007
  11. #375Charlie856

Top boys' names in 2011

  1. #1Jacob20,403
  2. #2Mason19,530
  3. #3William17,362
  4. #4Jayden17,019
  5. #5Noah16,883
  6. #6Michael16,823
  7. #7Ethan16,702
  8. #8Alexander15,717
  9. #9Aiden15,520
  10. #10Daniel15,307
  11. #236Charlie1,521
More about 2011

girls

1,759,066 girls got a published name in 2011; 1 in 2,055 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 98.1% of the 19,590 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Charlie
  1. #372Joselyn864
  2. #372Scarlet864
  3. #374Sasha858
  4. #375Charlie856
  5. #376Yaretzi855
  6. #377Juliette851
  7. #378Lia847
Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 814Milania#1,629 → #815
  2. ↑ 554Alianna#1,529 → #975
  3. ↑ 444Hattie#1,438 → #994
  4. ↑ 419Aviana#1,185 → #766
  5. ↑ 414Avianna#1,249 → #835
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,131Allisson#796 → #1,927
  2. ↓ 350Shaniya#565 → #915
  3. ↓ 346Brisa#464 → #810
  4. ↓ 335Alexus#976 → #1,311
  5. ↓ 273Abigale#909 → #1,182

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,899,252 boys got a published name in 2011; 1 in 1,249 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Charlie
  1. #233Raymond1,533
  2. #234Braylon1,532
  3. #235Edwin1,524
  4. #236Charlie1,521
  5. #237Myles1,509
  6. #238Abel1,508
  7. #239Johnathan1,501
Biggest movers since 2010
Risers
  1. ↑ 869Flynn#1,806 → #937
  2. ↑ 601Raylan#1,299 → #698
  3. ↑ 415Brantley#735 → #320
  4. ↑ 405Bowen#1,127 → #722
  5. ↑ 328Crosby#1,068 → #740
Fallers
  1. ↓ 336Jencarlos#928 → #1,264
  2. ↓ 308Keshawn#997 → #1,305
  3. ↓ 284Octavio#928 → #1,212
  4. ↓ 268Talan#976 → #1,244
  5. ↓ 242Antony#956 → #1,198

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2011 →