Mostly boys · peaked in 1900
Charlie name popularity since 1925
166,906 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Charlie (22.6% girls, 77.4% boys). Half of them were born in 1975 or earlier, so the typical Charlie is about 51 years old in 2026. Charlie peaked in 1900 as the #25 name for boys, and it ranked #145 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 166,906
- Named Charlie, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1900
- #25 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #145
- for boys in 2025 (2,460 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 77.4% boys
- 37,732 girls · 129,174 boys
- Most popular in
- Mississippi
- 4.15× its national share
Peak year is the year Charlie made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Charlie births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Charlie peaked earlier, in 1900.
- Fastest rise: Between 2006 and 2011, Charlie became 1.8× more common, from 1 in 2,210 baby boys to 1 in 1,250.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Charlie's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Charlie.
Decade by decade
Babies named Charlie in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 956 | 12,184 | – |
| 1930s | 1,491 | 19,154 | #100 |
| 1940s | 1,211 | 18,264 | #128 |
| 1950s | 773 | 15,282 | #184 |
| 1960s | 346 | 10,041 | #236 |
| 1970s | 380 | 6,365 | #315 |
| 1980s | 809 | 5,465 | #343 |
| 1990s | 1,216 | 4,913 | #447 |
| 2000s | 2,710 | 8,367 | #329 |
| 2010s | 14,519 | 16,490 | #231 |
| 2020–25 | 13,321 | 12,649 | #145 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
29.9% of babies named Charlie from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Charlie is most popular
The index compares Charlie's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Charlie.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 4.15× | 8,166 |
| Georgia | 3.64× | 16,312 |
| Alabama | 3.42× | 9,830 |
| South Carolina | 2.55× | 5,797 |
| North Carolina | 2.46× | 11,309 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Charlie and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie (this page) | 129,174 | 1900 |
| Charley | 12,279 | 1880 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Charlie's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Charlie.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Charlie (1900).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data