Charley

Unisex

Charley has been given to 35,321 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #760 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈt͡ʃɑː(ɹ).li/

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

35,321

Peak year

2014 (719 babies)

Rank in 2025

#760 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -36%

Gender split

32% girls / 68% boys

Charley Pride

American country musician (1934–2020)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Charley.

35,576 babies since 1986

35,594 babies since 1945

35,016 babies since 1979

35,007 babies since 1880

34,801 babies since 1952

34,568 babies since 1984

36,265 babies since 1915

34,210 babies since 1996

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