Charly
Boy · CHAR-lee · Germanic
Charly is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “free man”. In 2025 it ranked 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).
What does Charly mean?
Germanic: spelling of Charlie; pet form of Charles
“free man”
A pet form of Charles long used in its own right, and for girls as a short form of Charlotte.
- Say it
- CHAR-lee
Meaning borrowed from Charlie. More on Wiktionary.
Is Charly a girl's or a boy's name?
Charly is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls and 16 boys in the US.
How popular is Charly in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 17 boys.
Half of all the boys named Charly in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2012. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Girls were 77% of the babies named Charly in the UK in 1996, and 36% in 2019.
Charly in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 5 | #3,529 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 11 | #2,080 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,158 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 7 | #2,679 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 17 | #1,267 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 9 | #1,723 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 8 | #1,582 |
| 1998 | 13 | #1,112 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Charly in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,249among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 19% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Charly, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,115th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 109 girls. It first appears in the records in 1975. 16 boys were also named Charly in 2025 (5,606th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Charly than any year since 2003.
Half of all the girls named Charly in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 4,266 girls in the US were given Charly or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #63, up from #3,249 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 75% of the babies named Charly in the US were girls.
Charly in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3,249 |
| 2024 | 82 | #2,265 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 97 | #2,006 |
| 2021 | 77 | #2,345 |
| 2020 | 86 | #2,115 |
| 2019 | 82 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 63 | #2,710 |
| 2017 | 67 | #2,597 |
| 2016 | 86 | #2,221 |
| 2015 | 81 | #2,294 |
| 2014 | 109 | #1,853 |
| 2013 | 71 | #2,508 |
| 2012 | 95 | #2,028 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2,346 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2009 | 70 | #2,613 |
| 2008 | 64 | #2,802 |
| 2007 | 79 | #2,394 |
| 2006 | 53 | #3,135 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2,520 |
| 2004 | 62 | #2,648 |
| 2003 | 48 | #3,082 |
| 2002 | 34 | #3,806 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 25 | #4,644 |
| 1999 | 33 | #3,635 |
| 1998 | 39 | #3,170 |
| 1997 | 28 | #3,894 |
| 1996 | 39 | #3,023 |
| 1995 | 32 | #3,417 |
| 1994 | 23 | #4,371 |
| 1993 | 33 | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,139 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 28 | #3,709 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,873 |
| 1988 | 46 | #2,364 |
| 1987 | 48 | #2,234 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,837 |
| 1985 | 48 | #2,171 |
| 1984 | 35 | #2,624 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 18 | #4,166 |
| 1981 | 18 | #4,161 |
| 1980 | 15 | #4,742 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 16 | #4,242 |
| 1977 | 11 | #5,530 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 7 | #7,171 |
Names like Charly
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Liam Jacob Caleb Ethan Nathan Adam Riley Cody Colby Callum Noah Luke
Other spellings of Charly
Charlie Charlee Charli Charley Charleigh Charlii Charlea Charliee
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