Charlie-Ray
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- CHAR-lee-RAY
- Origin
- Germanic
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,329 for boys
Charlie-Ray is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man + counsel protector”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies).
What does Charlie-Ray mean?
Germanic: Charlie + Ray
“free man + counsel protector”
Joins Charlie (Germanic, “free man”) and Ray (Germanic, “counsel protector”).
Meanings borrowed from Charlie and Ray.
Is Charlie-Ray a girl's or a boy's name?
Charlie-Ray is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Charlie-Ray in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,329th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6 about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Charlie-Ray, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2014, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Charlie-Ray in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Charlie-Ray in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 5 | #3,446 |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
Names like Charlie-Ray
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Bobby, Henry, Cody, Freddie, Zachary, Charlie, Lenny, Archie, Stanley, Caleb, Rudy, Reggie
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Charlotte, William, Emma, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles, Charles, Lottie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Charlie-Ray: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charlie-ray, updated 20 October 2026.