Charlie is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Charlie is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #145 among boys (2,460) and #133 among girls (2,160) — overall #122 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,620 | 4,620 | #133 | #145 |
| 2024 | 4,207 | 4,207 | #140 | #176 |
| 2023 | 4,349 | 4,349 | #125 | #174 |
| 2022 | 4,451 | 4,451 | #123 | #178 |
| 2021 | 4,232 | 4,232 | #127 | #188 |
| 2020 | 4,111 | 4,111 | #122 | #204 |
| 2019 | 3,919 | 3,919 | #132 | #211 |
| 2018 | 3,581 | 3,581 | #153 | #218 |
| 2017 | 3,706 | 3,706 | #155 | #213 |
| 2016 | 3,478 | 3,478 | #185 | #227 |
| 2015 | 3,236 | 3,236 | #207 | #231 |
| 2014 | 3,135 | 3,135 | #230 | #225 |
| 2013 | 2,892 | 2,892 | #241 | #233 |
| 2012 | 2,582 | 2,588 | #306 | #233 |
| 2011 | 2,377 | 2,382 | #375 | #236 |
| 2010 | 2,103 | 2,103 | #459 | #245 |
| 2009 | 1,745 | 1,745 | #617 | #274 |
| 2008 | 1,496 | 1,496 | #736 | #306 |
| 2007 | 1,323 | 1,331 | #786 | #334 |
| 2006 | 1,286 | 1,286 | #777 | #337 |
| 2005 | 1,191 | 1,197 | #959 | #329 |
| 2004 | 1,035 | 1,041 | #1,038 | #350 |
| 2003 | 884 | 892 | #1,213 | #368 |
| 2002 | 769 | 781 | #1,199 | #416 |
| 2001 | 691 | 699 | #1,379 | #439 |
| 2000 | 657 | 662 | #1,427 | #450 |
| 1999 | 684 | 691 | #1,321 | #427 |
| 1998 | 627 | 645 | #1,331 | #453 |
| 1997 | 605 | — | #1,294 | #465 |
| 1996 | 596 | — | #1,270 | #477 |
| 1995 | 628 | — | #1,393 | #447 |
| 1994 | 559 | — | #1,435 | #477 |
| 1993 | 545 | — | #1,507 | #479 |
| 1992 | 579 | — | #1,646 | #451 |
| 1991 | 649 | — | #1,279 | #430 |
| 1990 | 657 | — | #1,334 | #423 |
| 1989 | 608 | — | #1,617 | #408 |
| 1988 | 623 | — | #1,232 | #397 |
| 1987 | 642 | — | #1,283 | #366 |
| 1986 | 644 | — | #1,254 | #354 |
| 1985 | 628 | — | #1,536 | #343 |
| 1984 | 615 | — | #1,538 | #345 |
| 1983 | 597 | — | #2,244 | #335 |
| 1982 | 574 | — | #1,879 | #353 |
| 1981 | 676 | — | #1,811 | #308 |
| 1980 | 667 | — | #1,624 | #322 |
| 1979 | 768 | — | #1,597 | #289 |
| 1978 | 721 | — | #1,690 | #289 |
| 1977 | 689 | — | #1,384 | #310 |
| 1976 | 625 | — | #1,662 | #310 |
| 1975 | 590 | — | #2,891 | #315 |
| 1974 | 572 | — | #3,447 | #322 |
| 1973 | 632 | — | #3,247 | #296 |
| 1972 | 651 | — | #5,155 | #289 |
| 1971 | 708 | — | #4,581 | #290 |
| 1970 | 789 | — | #3,124 | #273 |
| 1969 | 794 | — | #2,712 | #268 |
| 1968 | 765 | — | #2,493 | #267 |
| 1967 | 836 | — | #2,083 | #249 |
| 1966 | 867 | — | #2,099 | #250 |
| 1965 | 992 | — | #2,255 | #236 |
| 1964 | 1,103 | — | #2,076 | #229 |
| 1963 | 1,206 | — | #1,758 | #221 |
| 1962 | 1,264 | — | #1,787 | #220 |
| 1961 | 1,268 | — | #1,720 | #225 |
| 1960 | 1,292 | — | #1,673 | #221 |
| 1959 | 1,466 | — | #1,519 | #204 |
| 1958 | 1,483 | — | #1,435 | #195 |
| 1957 | 1,525 | — | #1,239 | #193 |
| 1956 | 1,602 | — | #1,210 | #185 |
| 1955 | 1,508 | — | #1,187 | #184 |
| 1954 | 1,543 | — | #1,078 | #181 |
| 1953 | 1,614 | — | #1,078 | #174 |
| 1952 | 1,746 | — | #1,030 | #161 |
| 1951 | 1,788 | — | #902 | #153 |
| 1950 | 1,780 | — | #877 | #151 |
| 1949 | 1,948 | — | #814 | #146 |
| 1948 | 2,015 | — | #816 | #144 |
| 1947 | 2,031 | — | #809 | #145 |
| 1946 | 1,900 | — | #771 | #135 |
| 1945 | 1,836 | — | #708 | #128 |
| 1944 | 2,012 | — | #643 | #120 |
| 1943 | 1,983 | — | #622 | #122 |
| 1942 | 1,987 | — | #686 | #118 |
| 1941 | 1,867 | — | #670 | #115 |
| 1940 | 1,896 | — | #602 | #111 |
| 1939 | 1,884 | — | #575 | #112 |
| 1938 | 1,941 | — | #581 | #112 |
| 1937 | 1,918 | — | #519 | #110 |
| 1936 | 1,967 | — | #578 | #103 |
| 1935 | 2,054 | — | #565 | #100 |
| 1934 | 2,027 | — | #554 | #100 |
| 1933 | 2,139 | — | #504 | #95 |
| 1932 | 2,287 | — | #517 | #90 |
| 1931 | 2,136 | — | #514 | #94 |
| 1930 | 2,292 | — | #498 | #91 |
| 1929 | 2,370 | — | #495 | #87 |
| 1928 | 2,651 | — | #502 | #80 |
| 1927 | 2,713 | — | #493 | #80 |
| 1926 | 2,646 | — | #493 | #81 |
| 1925 | 2,760 | — | #529 | #78 |
| 1924 | 2,682 | — | #551 | #80 |
| 1923 | 2,654 | — | #520 | #79 |
| 1922 | 2,836 | — | #521 | #72 |
| 1921 | 2,713 | — | #626 | #76 |
| 1920 | 2,982 | — | #491 | #70 |
| 1919 | 3,090 | — | #473 | #66 |
| 1918 | 2,921 | — | #518 | #70 |
| 1917 | 2,687 | — | #546 | #67 |
| 1916 | 2,535 | — | #620 | #68 |
| 1915 | 2,319 | — | #576 | #75 |
| 1914 | 2,007 | — | #557 | #65 |
| 1913 | 1,694 | — | #587 | #62 |
| 1912 | 1,525 | — | #550 | #57 |
| 1911 | 1,022 | — | #652 | #45 |
| 1910 | 1,172 | — | #504 | #34 |
| 1909 | 872 | — | #625 | #36 |
| 1908 | 783 | — | #567 | #37 |
| 1907 | 836 | — | #555 | #35 |
| 1906 | 772 | — | #691 | #34 |
| 1905 | 840 | — | #557 | #34 |
| 1904 | 767 | — | #655 | #33 |
| 1903 | 776 | — | #531 | #32 |
| 1902 | 796 | — | #547 | #30 |
| 1901 | 682 | — | #591 | #31 |
| 1900 | 1,151 | — | #691 | #25 |
| 1899 | 711 | — | #516 | #31 |
| 1898 | 751 | — | #681 | #33 |
| 1897 | 737 | — | #646 | #30 |
| 1896 | 728 | — | #876 | #32 |
| 1895 | 784 | — | #775 | #27 |
| 1894 | 721 | — | #720 | #30 |
| 1893 | 701 | — | #965 | #30 |
| 1892 | 780 | — | #668 | #28 |
| 1891 | 723 | — | #672 | #23 |
| 1890 | 809 | — | #794 | #21 |
| 1889 | 696 | — | #807 | #29 |
| 1888 | 809 | — | #729 | #22 |
| 1887 | 653 | — | #696 | #24 |
| 1886 | 734 | — | #697 | #22 |
| 1885 | 714 | — | #753 | #23 |
| 1884 | 753 | — | #867 | #24 |
| 1883 | 653 | — | #617 | #22 |
| 1882 | 759 | — | #829 | #21 |
| 1881 | 673 | — | #847 | #20 |
| 1880 | 730 | — | — | #21 |