Charlei
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
Charlei is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charlei mean?
Germanic: respelling of Charlie, a pet form of Charles or Charlotte
“free man”
Is Charlei a girl's or a boy's name?
Charlei is a girls' name.
How popular is Charlei in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 19 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Charlei in the US since 1880 were born between 2013 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charlei in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #11,117 |
| 2023 | 14 | #7,635 |
| 2022 | 13 | #8,027 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 18 | #6,410 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6,244 |
| 2017 | 13 | #8,295 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 19 | #6,450 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
Names like Charlei
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Collins, Isla, Harlow, Adalynn, Tilly, Oakley, Harper, Emery, Elodie, Miller, Emma, Oaklynn
Names related to Charlei
Charlie, Charlee, Charli, Charley, Carlee, Charly, Carley, Carlie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Charlei: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charlei, updated 20 October 2026.