Charlise
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- shar-LEES
- Origin
- Germanic
Charlise is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Charlise mean?
Germanic: variant of Charlize, a feminine form of Charles
“free man”
Is Charlise a girl's or a boy's name?
Charlise is a girls' name.
How popular is Charlise in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 56 girls. It first appears in the records in 1960.
Half of all the girls named Charlise in the US since 1880 were born between 1999 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Charlise in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 14 | #7,712 |
| 2018 | 22 | #5,615 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5,283 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 21 | #5,991 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2012 | 43 | #3,643 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 34 | #4,305 |
| 2009 | 26 | #5,377 |
| 2008 | 29 | #5,011 |
| 2007 | 47 | #3,481 |
| 2006 | 48 | #3,367 |
| 2005 | 52 | #3,048 |
| 2004 | 56 | #2,847 |
| 2003 | 28 | #4,531 |
| 2002 | 22 | #5,250 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6,317 |
| 2000 | 16 | #6,481 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 11 | #7,297 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 9 | #7,686 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 8 | #7,745 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 11 | #5,898 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1979 | 5 | #10,208 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 5 | #9,065 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 8 | #5,817 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,095 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 8 | #4,772 |
Nicknames for Charlise
- Charlie 1,969 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Charlise
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Giselle, Chloe, Caroline, Jasmine, Celine, Zoe, Brielle, Elise, Jade, Elle, Noelle, Ellie
Names related to Charlise
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
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, “Charlise: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/charlise, updated 20 October 2026.