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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202025peak #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 2025

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #85 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 252 boysAKMaine: #91 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 275 boysMEVermont: #57 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 152 boysVTNew Hampshire: #145 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 450 boysNHWashington: #139 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 565 boysWAIdaho: #125 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 432 boysIDMontana: #127 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 376 boysMTNorth Dakota: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 420 boysNDMinnesota: #64 for boys · 87 births · 1 in 282 boysMNIllinois: #118 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 496 boysILWisconsin: #93 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 372 boysWIMichigan: #108 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 457 boysMINew York: #169 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 747 boysNYMassachusetts: #82 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 314 boysMARhode Island: #112 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 312 boysRIOregon: #119 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 456 boysORNevada: #267 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,027 boysNVWyoming: #72 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 182 boysWYSouth Dakota: #77 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 256 boysSDIowa: #108 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 395 boysIAIndiana: #154 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 597 boysINOhio: #175 for boys · 76 births · 1 in 691 boysOHPennsylvania: #196 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 817 boysPANew Jersey: #244 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,020 boysNJConnecticut: #128 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 455 boysCTCalifornia: #171 for boys · 229 births · 1 in 766 boysCAUtah: #72 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 312 boysUTColorado: #161 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 610 boysCONebraska: #116 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 401 boysNEMissouri: #129 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 506 boysMOKentucky: #110 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 411 boysKYWest Virginia: #183 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 616 boysWVVirginia: #167 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 690 boysVAMaryland: #243 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 996 boysMDDelaware: #168 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 491 boysDEArizona: #155 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 574 boysAZNew Mexico: #213 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 722 boysNMKansas: #175 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 638 boysKSArkansas: #221 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 787 boysARTennessee: #130 for boys · 74 births · 1 in 497 boysTNNorth Carolina: #154 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 613 boysNCSouth Carolina: #136 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 517 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #168 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 505 boysDCOklahoma: #175 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 631 boysOKLouisiana: #158 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 598 boysLAMississippi: #126 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 433 boysMSAlabama: #120 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 489 boysALGeorgia: #136 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 571 boysGAHawaii: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 584 boysHITexas: #202 for boys · 194 births · 1 in 902 boysTXFlorida: #159 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 708 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#57 · 1 in 152
  2. Minnesota#64 · 1 in 282
  3. Wyoming#72 · 1 in 182
  4. Utah#72 · 1 in 312
  5. South Dakota#77 · 1 in 256

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#5781 in 152
Minnesota#64871 in 282
Utah#72631 in 312
Wyoming#7261 in 182
South Dakota#77151 in 256
Massachusetts#82861 in 314
Alaska#8591 in 252
Maine#91141 in 275
Wisconsin#93631 in 372
Iowa#108351 in 395
Michigan#108881 in 457
Kentucky#110501 in 411
Rhode Island#112101 in 312
Nebraska#116221 in 401
Illinois#1181001 in 496
Oregon#119331 in 456
Alabama#120441 in 489
Idaho#125201 in 432
Mississippi#126251 in 433
Montana#127101 in 376
Connecticut#128291 in 455
Missouri#129551 in 506
Tennessee#130741 in 497
Georgia#136881 in 571
South Carolina#136411 in 517
Washington#139581 in 565
New Hampshire#145101 in 450
North Dakota#15281 in 420
Indiana#154531 in 597
North Carolina#154841 in 613
Arizona#155571 in 574
Louisiana#158321 in 598
Florida#1591351 in 708
Colorado#161441 in 610
Virginia#167541 in 690
Delaware#16861 in 491
District of Columbia#16851 in 505
New York#1691131 in 747
California#1712291 in 766
Kansas#175221 in 638
Ohio#175761 in 691
Oklahoma#175281 in 631
West Virginia#183101 in 616
Pennsylvania#196641 in 817
Texas#2021941 in 902
New Mexico#21391 in 722
Hawaii#21451 in 584
Arkansas#221161 in 787
Maryland#243231 in 996
New Jersey#244391 in 1,020
Nevada#267111 in 1,027

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 2025

girls
#133
2,160 births · 1 in 744 girls
boys
#145
2,460 births · 1 in 694 boys

Top girls' names in 2025

  1. #1Olivia13,544
  2. #2Charlotte13,400
  3. #3Emma12,754
  4. #4Amelia12,699
  5. #5Sophia12,561
  6. #6Mia11,078
  7. #7Isabella10,666
  8. #8Evelyn9,123
  9. #9Sofia8,252
  10. #10Eliana8,191
  11. #133Charlie2,160

Top boys' names in 2025

  1. #1Liam20,818
  2. #2Noah20,358
  3. #3Oliver14,939
  4. #4Theodore13,355
  5. #5Henry12,020
  6. #6James11,945
  7. #7Elijah11,111
  8. #8Mateo11,045
  9. #9William10,545
  10. #10Lucas10,219
  11. #145Charlie2,460
More about 2025

girls

1,607,267 girls got a published name in 2025; 1 in 744 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 99.2% of the 17,297 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880).

Ranked beside Charlie
  1. #130Alina2,204
  2. #131Julia2,172
  3. #132Amira2,168
  4. #133Charlie2,160
  5. #134Eva2,154
  6. #135Savannah2,141
  7. #136Bella2,129
Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,390Klarity#2,178 → #788
  2. ↑ 1,211Rynlee#1,966 → #755
  3. ↑ 963Ailanny#1,895 → #932
  4. ↑ 928Naylani#1,823 → #895
  5. ↑ 861Madisson#1,180 → #319
Fallers
  1. ↓ 353Aubrie#999 → #1,352
  2. ↓ 307Cattleya#904 → #1,211
  3. ↓ 272Jaycee#878 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 248Zendaya#938 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 233Novalee#742 → #975

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

boys

1,708,076 boys got a published name in 2025; 1 in 694 of them was named Charlie, which outranked 99.0% of the 13,930 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880).

Ranked beside Charlie
  1. #142Zion2,496
  2. #143Dawson2,487
  3. #144Luis2,475
  4. #145Charlie2,460
  5. #146Matteo2,455
  6. #147Elian2,448
  7. #148Arlo2,443
Biggest movers since 2024
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,096Kasai#1,735 → #639
  2. ↑ 1,089Akari#1,631 → #542
  3. ↑ 787Eziah#1,397 → #610
  4. ↑ 772Jasai#1,211 → #439
  5. ↑ 648Neithan#1,371 → #723
Fallers
  1. ↓ 265Karim#819 → #1,084
  2. ↓ 235Khaza#961 → #1,196
  3. ↓ 231Landen#813 → #1,044
  4. ↓ 229Khai#947 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 227Seven#891 → #1,118

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

See the top 100 for 2025 →