Charley

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Charley is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (24% of births). There have been 34,872 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 23,885 as boys and 10,987 as girls. Charley gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 2014 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #1,360 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 473
2023 483
2022 506
2021 563
2020 644
2019 638
2018 653
2017 707
2016 639
2015 688
2014 719
2013 667
2012 559
2011 547
2010 416
2009 371
2008 340
2007 319
2006 291
2005 261
2004 242
2003 169
2002 138
2001 110
2000 117
1999 120
1998 129
1997 113
1996 118
1995 108
1994 103
1993 94
1992 97
1991 101
1990 112
1989 110
1988 113
1987 124
1986 117
1985 96
1984 90
1983 74
1982 89
1981 107
1980 93
1979 88
1978 88
1977 89
1976 68
1975 74
1974 72
1973 66
1972 73
1971 90
1970 94
1969 96
1968 87
1967 76
1966 83
1965 93
1964 106
1963 149
1962 109
1961 99
1960 134
1959 137
1958 130
1957 134
1956 140
1955 147
1954 134
1953 144
1952 162
1951 154
1950 184
1949 184
1948 171
1947 198
1946 159
1945 164
1944 212
1943 227
1942 204
1941 221
1940 214
1939 202
1938 249
1937 201
1936 249
1935 259
1934 268
1933 255
1932 300
1931 271
1930 300
1929 341
1928 338
1927 379
1926 410
1925 372
1924 446
1923 432
1922 444
1921 472
1920 503
1919 484
1918 470
1917 469
1916 477
1915 426
1914 368
1913 278
1912 288
1911 160
1910 189
1909 152
1908 155
1907 164
1906 157
1905 168
1904 166
1903 126
1902 168
1901 165
1900 224
1899 120
1898 170
1897 156
1896 168
1895 178
1894 186
1893 191
1892 210
1891 193
1890 183
1889 199
1888 254
1887 221
1886 214
1885 285
1884 290
1883 254
1882 262
1881 266
1880 305