Charley is an established variant of Charlie that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Charley is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,827 among boys (87) and #760 among girls (356) — overall #1,280 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 443 | 443 | #760 | #1,827 |
| 2024 | 474 | 474 | #730 | #1,835 |
| 2023 | 484 | 484 | #725 | #1,729 |
| 2022 | 507 | 507 | #700 | #1,855 |
| 2021 | 564 | 564 | #618 | #1,842 |
| 2020 | 644 | 644 | #537 | #1,801 |
| 2019 | 638 | 638 | #551 | #1,791 |
| 2018 | 653 | 653 | #563 | #1,626 |
| 2017 | 707 | 707 | #514 | #1,649 |
| 2016 | 639 | 639 | #558 | #1,878 |
| 2015 | 689 | 689 | #520 | #1,781 |
| 2014 | 719 | 719 | #489 | #1,875 |
| 2013 | 667 | 667 | #515 | #1,675 |
| 2012 | 559 | 559 | #597 | #1,911 |
| 2011 | 547 | 547 | #626 | #1,732 |
| 2010 | 416 | 416 | #828 | #1,678 |
| 2009 | 371 | 371 | #959 | #1,703 |
| 2008 | 340 | 340 | #1,006 | #1,878 |
| 2007 | 319 | 319 | #1,089 | #1,815 |
| 2006 | 292 | 292 | #1,108 | #2,015 |
| 2005 | 261 | 261 | #1,192 | #1,856 |
| 2004 | 242 | 242 | #1,274 | #1,720 |
| 2003 | 169 | 169 | #1,582 | #2,281 |
| 2002 | 138 | 138 | #1,901 | #2,299 |
| 2001 | 110 | 110 | #2,217 | #2,571 |
| 2000 | 117 | 117 | #2,177 | #2,226 |
| 1999 | 120 | 120 | #2,001 | #2,202 |
| 1998 | 129 | 129 | #1,752 | #2,282 |
| 1997 | 113 | — | #1,849 | #2,462 |
| 1996 | 118 | — | #2,021 | #1,844 |
| 1995 | 108 | — | #2,221 | #1,807 |
| 1994 | 103 | — | #2,215 | #1,932 |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #2,421 | #1,944 |
| 1992 | 97 | — | #2,245 | #2,052 |
| 1991 | 101 | — | #2,454 | #1,654 |
| 1990 | 112 | — | #2,261 | #1,519 |
| 1989 | 110 | — | #2,002 | #1,661 |
| 1988 | 113 | — | #1,954 | #1,485 |
| 1987 | 124 | — | #1,841 | #1,251 |
| 1986 | 117 | — | #2,004 | #1,204 |
| 1985 | 96 | — | #2,230 | #1,372 |
| 1984 | 90 | — | #3,243 | #1,135 |
| 1983 | 74 | — | #3,972 | #1,241 |
| 1982 | 89 | — | #4,375 | #1,073 |
| 1981 | 107 | — | #3,543 | #987 |
| 1980 | 93 | — | #4,761 | #1,024 |
| 1979 | 88 | — | #4,255 | #1,049 |
| 1978 | 88 | — | #3,938 | #1,041 |
| 1977 | 89 | — | #4,694 | #992 |
| 1976 | 68 | — | #5,265 | #1,126 |
| 1975 | 74 | — | #6,043 | #1,020 |
| 1974 | 72 | — | — | #963 |
| 1973 | 66 | — | — | #994 |
| 1972 | 73 | — | — | #944 |
| 1971 | 90 | — | #7,514 | #888 |
| 1970 | 94 | — | — | #833 |
| 1969 | 96 | — | — | #790 |
| 1968 | 87 | — | #6,360 | #821 |
| 1967 | 76 | — | — | #822 |
| 1966 | 83 | — | — | #800 |
| 1965 | 93 | — | — | #766 |
| 1964 | 106 | — | #6,899 | #760 |
| 1963 | 149 | — | — | #641 |
| 1962 | 110 | — | — | #730 |
| 1961 | 98 | — | — | #776 |
| 1960 | 134 | — | — | #677 |
| 1959 | 137 | — | — | #657 |
| 1958 | 130 | — | — | #669 |
| 1957 | 134 | — | #4,253 | #682 |
| 1956 | 140 | — | — | #641 |
| 1955 | 147 | — | #4,808 | #629 |
| 1954 | 134 | — | #5,859 | #646 |
| 1953 | 144 | — | #5,129 | #618 |
| 1952 | 162 | — | #4,998 | #561 |
| 1951 | 154 | — | #3,518 | #578 |
| 1950 | 184 | — | #3,707 | #506 |
| 1949 | 184 | — | #3,216 | #507 |
| 1948 | 171 | — | #3,387 | #522 |
| 1947 | 198 | — | #3,484 | #490 |
| 1946 | 159 | — | — | #510 |
| 1945 | 164 | — | #3,432 | #480 |
| 1944 | 212 | — | #2,645 | #432 |
| 1943 | 227 | — | #2,002 | #432 |
| 1942 | 204 | — | #4,197 | #439 |
| 1941 | 221 | — | #2,419 | #402 |
| 1940 | 214 | — | #2,320 | #404 |
| 1939 | 202 | — | #2,759 | #411 |
| 1938 | 249 | — | #2,357 | #362 |
| 1937 | 201 | — | #2,336 | #414 |
| 1936 | 249 | — | #2,548 | #350 |
| 1935 | 259 | — | #1,793 | #355 |
| 1934 | 268 | — | #2,204 | #343 |
| 1933 | 255 | — | #2,911 | #342 |
| 1932 | 300 | — | #1,886 | #328 |
| 1931 | 271 | — | #2,323 | #340 |
| 1930 | 300 | — | #2,713 | #323 |
| 1929 | 341 | — | #1,960 | #307 |
| 1928 | 338 | — | #2,106 | #315 |
| 1927 | 379 | — | #2,446 | #303 |
| 1926 | 410 | — | #2,727 | #288 |
| 1925 | 372 | — | #1,854 | #303 |
| 1924 | 446 | — | #2,328 | #276 |
| 1923 | 432 | — | #2,950 | #277 |
| 1922 | 444 | — | #3,418 | #273 |
| 1921 | 472 | — | #2,302 | #263 |
| 1920 | 503 | — | #2,087 | #249 |
| 1919 | 484 | — | #2,403 | #243 |
| 1918 | 470 | — | #3,561 | #247 |
| 1917 | 469 | — | #2,581 | #237 |
| 1916 | 477 | — | #2,045 | #230 |
| 1915 | 426 | — | #2,415 | #239 |
| 1914 | 368 | — | #2,462 | #224 |
| 1913 | 278 | — | — | #225 |
| 1912 | 288 | — | — | #200 |
| 1911 | 160 | — | — | #193 |
| 1910 | 189 | — | #1,797 | #167 |
| 1909 | 152 | — | #2,264 | #166 |
| 1908 | 155 | — | — | #153 |
| 1907 | 164 | — | — | #142 |
| 1906 | 157 | — | — | #131 |
| 1905 | 168 | — | — | #130 |
| 1904 | 166 | — | — | #127 |
| 1903 | 126 | — | — | #148 |
| 1902 | 168 | — | — | #113 |
| 1901 | 165 | — | #1,365 | #108 |
| 1900 | 224 | — | — | #103 |
| 1899 | 120 | — | — | #132 |
| 1898 | 170 | — | — | #110 |
| 1897 | 156 | — | — | #112 |
| 1896 | 168 | — | — | #111 |
| 1895 | 178 | — | — | #105 |
| 1894 | 186 | — | — | #99 |
| 1893 | 191 | — | — | #94 |
| 1892 | 210 | — | — | #92 |
| 1891 | 193 | — | — | #82 |
| 1890 | 183 | — | — | #93 |
| 1889 | 199 | — | — | #88 |
| 1888 | 254 | — | — | #77 |
| 1887 | 221 | — | — | #75 |
| 1886 | 214 | — | — | #81 |
| 1885 | 285 | — | — | #65 |
| 1884 | 290 | — | — | #63 |
| 1883 | 254 | — | — | #63 |
| 1882 | 262 | — | — | #67 |
| 1881 | 266 | — | — | #62 |
| 1880 | 305 | — | — | #59 |