Charli
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- CHAR-lee
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,856 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #496 for girls
- Style
- Big in Scotland
Charli is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 2,856th for girls in the UK (9 babies) and 496th for girls in the US (597 babies).
What does Charli mean?
Germanic: spelling of Charlie, a pet form of Charles or Charlotte
“free man”
A modern spelling of Charlie, used mainly for girls as a short form of Charlotte.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Charli a girl's or a boy's name?
Charli is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls in the UK and 597 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Charli in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,856th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 31,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 9 girls in the UK were named Charli, making it the 2,856th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th. Its busiest year was 2003, with 82 girls.
Half of all the girls named Charli in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 96 girls in the UK were given Charli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #458, up from #2,856 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales and 539th in Scotland.
Charli in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,856 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,651 |
| 2018 | 12 | #2,320 |
| 2017 | 16 | #1,913 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,893 |
| 2015 | 19 | #1,684 |
| 2014 | 24 | #1,418 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 25 | #1,335 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 34 | #1,019 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 64 | #617 |
| 2006 | 68 | #574 |
| 2005 | 59 | #615 |
| 2004 | 59 | #580 |
| 2003 | 82 | #461 |
| 2002 | 42 | #689 |
| 2001 | 25 | #955 |
| 2000 | 42 | #665 |
| 1999 | 33 | #766 |
| 1998 | 47 | #612 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 24 | #924 |
How popular is Charli in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 496th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 597 about 1 in 2,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 597 girls in the US were named Charli, making it the 496th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 419th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 845 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the girls named Charli in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,266 girls in the US were given Charli or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #63, up from #496 for this spelling alone.
Charli in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 597 | #496 |
| 2024 | 588 | #524 |
| 2023 | 712 | #435 |
| 2022 | 743 | #426 |
| 2021 | 845 | #364 |
| 2020 | 741 | #419 |
| 2019 | 598 | #520 |
| 2018 | 621 | #500 |
| 2017 | 529 | #570 |
| 2016 | 477 | #626 |
| 2015 | 561 | #554 |
| 2014 | 473 | #614 |
| 2013 | 394 | #709 |
| 2012 | 386 | #719 |
| 2011 | 381 | #724 |
| 2010 | 284 | #915 |
| 2009 | 236 | #1,079 |
| 2008 | 236 | #1,100 |
| 2007 | 208 | #1,205 |
| 2006 | 204 | #1,188 |
| 2005 | 147 | #1,444 |
| 2004 | 127 | #1,553 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,640 |
| 2002 | 72 | #2,260 |
| 2001 | 74 | #2,189 |
| 2000 | 68 | #2,273 |
| 1999 | 57 | #2,498 |
| 1998 | 81 | #1,880 |
| 1997 | 84 | #1,782 |
| 1996 | 59 | #2,250 |
| 1995 | 62 | #2,150 |
| 1994 | 73 | #1,924 |
| 1993 | 52 | #2,412 |
| 1992 | 65 | #2,073 |
| 1991 | 84 | #1,721 |
| 1990 | 65 | #2,048 |
| 1989 | 88 | #1,583 |
| 1988 | 73 | #1,736 |
| 1987 | 93 | #1,417 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,690 |
| 1985 | 42 | #2,361 |
| 1984 | 51 | #1,990 |
| 1983 | 28 | #2,974 |
| 1982 | 22 | #3,646 |
| 1981 | 19 | #4,004 |
| 1980 | 25 | #3,318 |
| 1979 | 22 | #3,541 |
| 1978 | 22 | #3,388 |
| 1977 | 22 | #3,365 |
| 1976 | 8 | #6,609 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Charli
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe, Ellie, Zoe, Jasmine, Charlotte, Amelie, Tilly, Emma, Freya, Zara, Willow, Mia
Other spellings of Charli
Charlie, Charley, Charleigh, Charlee, Charly, Charlii, Charlea, Charliee
Names related to Charli
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Charli: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charli, updated 20 October 2026.