Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Charlie

Gender

Male

Origin

Germanic
Nickname For Charles/Charlotte
English

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Charlie

Pronunciation

ch(ar)-lie

Celebrity Babies

Son of former Roseanne and Scrubs star Sarah Chalke

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1919 (rank #66, 2,890 births); most recent 2025 (rank #145, 2,460 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #123, 2,340 births); most recent 2025 (rank #133, 2,160 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20252,4602,160
20242,0842,109
20232,0992,244
20222,1072,340
20212,0082,222
20201,8712,239
20191,8322,086
20181,7301,850
20171,7931,913
20161,7111,767

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #4, 5,571 births); most recent 2025 (rank #22, 1,679 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #87, 607 births); most recent 2025 (rank #747, 49 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20251,67949
20241,95644
20232,01046
20222,39152
20212,67449
20202,81050
20193,35566
20183,36553
20173,72464
20164,19083

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #77, 871 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #22, 1,837 births); most recent 2023 (rank #23, 1,678 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20238711,678
20228561,837
20217711,725
20207991,648
20196821,374
20186291,148
2017483992
2016368789
2015338620
20147421,026

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #12, 432 births); most recent 2025 (rank #14, 225 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #185, 29 births); most recent 2025 (rank #353, 11 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoysGirls
202522511
20242589
20232447
202234822
202134516
202030513
20193166
201834714
201733817
201636916

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #6, 342 births); most recent 2025 (rank #16, 167 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #96, 54 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoysGirls
202516710
202415911
20231519
202222613
20212208
20202369
201930620
201826218
201725720
201629718

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #5, 228 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4, 123 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2006 (rank #101, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #334, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoysGirls
20251234
20241063
20231234
20221313
2021155–
2020169–
20191704
20181913
20171854
20162044

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #42, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #44, 55 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #64, 51 births); most recent 2023 (rank #51, 45 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
20235545
20226732
20216646
20205645
20195332
20184348
20175234
20165251
20154227
20145236

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence