Charlie Name Meaning and Origin

Charlize Theron Actor · Born 1975 · United States Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress best known for her roles in films like 'Monster', where she portrayed serial killer Aileen Wuornos, and 'Mad Max: Fury Road'. She has received critical acclaim for her performances and won an Academy Award for Best Actress for 'Monster'.	Charles Bronson Actor · Born 1921 · United States Charles Bronson was an American actor best known for his tough-guy roles in action films. He gained fame for his role in 'Death Wish' and also starred in 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'The Dirty Dozen'. Born in 1921, he became a prominent figure in Hollywood's action genre.	Charles Manson Musician · Born 1934 · United States Charles Manson is most infamous for leading a cult known as the Manson Family, which committed a series of murders in the late 1960s. Despite his criminal notoriety, he also dabbled in music and recorded songs like 'Look at Your Game, Girl.'
Charlton Heston Actor · Born 1923 · United States Charlton Heston was a prominent American actor best known for his roles in epic films like 'Ben-Hur', where he played the title character, and 'The Ten Commandments', portraying Moses. He became a household name through these performances and left a lasting impact on the film industry.	Charlie Parker Musician · Born 1920 · United States Charlie Parker was a hugely influential American jazz saxophonist and composer, best known as one of the pioneers of bebop. Nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird," he is especially remembered for pieces like "Ornithology," "Ko-Ko," and "Now's the Time."	Charles G. Dawes Politician · Born 1865 · United States Charles G. Dawes was a prominent American politician best known for serving as the 30th Vice President of the United States under President Calvin Coolidge. He played a significant role in the Dawes Plan, which aimed to stabilize the German economy after World War I. In addition to his political career, Dawes was also a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1925.

Charlie Puth

Musician · Born 1991 · United States

Charlie Puth is best known as a pop singer and songwriter behind hits like "See You Again," "Attention," and "We Don’t Talk Anymore." He is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

Charlie Watts

Musician · Born 1941 · United Kingdom

Charlie Watts was the drummer for the Rolling Stones, one of the most famous rock bands in history. Known for his steady and unflashy style, he played on hits like 'Paint It Black', 'Sympathy for the Devil', and 'Gimme Shelter'. Born in 1941 in the United Kingdom, Watts was a key member of the band from its early days until his passing in 2021.

Charlie Hunnam

Actor · Born 1980 · United Kingdom

Charlie Hunnam is an actor from the United Kingdom, best known for his role as Jax Teller in the television series Sons of Anarchy. He also starred in films like Pacific Rim and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

Charlie Cox

Actor · Born 1982 · United Kingdom

Charlie Cox is a British actor best known for his role as Daredevil in the Marvel television series. He gained further recognition for his performances in 'Stardust' and 'The Theory of Everything'. Born in 1982, he has become a prominent figure in both television and film.

Sharlto Copley

Actor · Born 1973 · United States

Sharlto Copley is best known for his role as Wikus van de Merwe in the science fiction film District 9. He also starred in The A-Team as Murdock and played King Stefan in Maleficent. Born in 1973, he has made a significant impact in Hollywood with his unique acting style.

Charlie Heaton

Actor|musician · Born 1994 · United Kingdom

Charlie Heaton is an English actor and musician, best known for playing Jonathan Byers in Stranger Things. Born Charles Ross Heaton on 6 February 1994, he became widely recognized through the hit science fiction series Stranger Things.

Charlie Day

Actor · Born 1976 · United States

Charlie Day is an American actor, writer, and producer best known for playing Charlie Kelly on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. He has also written and executive produced the long-running comedy series.

Charlie Haden

Musician · Born 1937 · United States

Charlie Haden was an American jazz double bassist best known for helping redefine the role of the bass in modern jazz. Over a career of more than 50 years, he became widely known for work with Ornette Coleman and for acclaimed projects like Liberation Music Orchestra and Beyond the Missouri Sky.

Charlie Carver

Actor · Born 1988 · United States

Charlie Carver is an American actor best known for his role as Porter Scavo on the TV series Desperate Housewives. He also gained recognition for his work in Teen Wolf and The Leftovers. Born in 1988, Charlie has a twin brother named Max, who often appears alongside him in various projects.

C. S. Lee

Actor · Born 1971 · United States

Charlie Seunghee Lee is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Vince Masuka on Dexter. He’s also appeared in films like Zodiac and The Bucket List.

Charlie Daniels

Actor · Born 1936 · United States

Charlie Daniels was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known for the hit song "The Devil Went Down to Georgia." He blended rock, country, blues, and jazz, helping shape Southern rock and progressive country with songs like "Long Haired Country Boy" and "The South's Gonna Do It Again."

Charlie Weber

Actor · Born 1978 · United States

Charlie Weber is an American actor best known for his role as Frank Delfino on the television series How to Get Away with Murder. He has also appeared in the movie Vampires Suck and the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Charlie Tahan

Actor · Born 1998 · United States

Charlie Tahan is an American actor best known for his role as Wyatt Langmore in the Netflix series Ozark. He also appeared in the films Charlie St. Cloud and I Am Legend.

Charlie Plummer

Actor · Born 1999 · United States

Charlie Plummer is an American actor best known for films like King Jack, Lean on Pete, and All the Money in the World. He started acting as a child in short films and made his feature debut in David Chase's Not Fade Away in 2012 before landing his first lead role in King Jack in 2015.

Charlie McDermott

Actor · Born 1990 · United States

Charlie McDermott is best known for playing Axl Heck on the sitcom The Middle. He’s an American actor and musician, born April 6, 1990.

Charlie Murphy

Actor · Born 1988 · Ireland

Charlie Murphy is an Irish actor best known for her role as Ann Gallagher in the television series Happy Valley. She has also appeared in the series Love/Hate and Peaky Blinders, showcasing her versatility and talent across different genres.

Charlie Yeung

Actor · Born 1974 · People's Republic of China

Charlie Yeung Choi-Nei is a Hong Kong actress best known for her film work, including Ashes of Time, Fallen Angels, and A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation. She was first noticed after appearing in a commercial with Aaron Kwok.

Cr1TiKaL

Actor · Born 1994 · United States

Cr1TiKaL, whose real name is Charlie White, is an American actor and internet personality best known for his YouTube channel, Penguinz0, where he shares humorous commentary and gameplay videos. He has also appeared in the film 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2' and is a co-founder of the esports organization, Moist Esports.

Charlie Rich

Musician · Born 1932 · United States

Charlie Rich was an American country singer best known for hits like "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl." His music blended country with rockabilly, jazz, blues, soul, and gospel influences.

Charlie McDowell

Actor · Born 1983 · United States

Charlie McDowell is an American film director and screenwriter best known for directing the romantic thriller The One I Love. He made his feature directorial debut with The One I Love in 2014 and has since become known for his work in film.

Charlie O'Connell

Actor · Born 1975 · United States

Charlie O'Connell is an American actor and reality TV personality best known for appearing on The Bachelor. He also played Colin Mallory on Sliders and appeared in several projects with his older brother, Jerry O'Connell.

Charlie Musselwhite

Musician · Born 1944 · United States

Charlie Musselwhite is an American blues harmonica player and bandleader best known for helping revive Chicago blues in the 1960s. Born Charles Douglas Musselwhite on January 31, 1944, he rose to prominence alongside artists like Mike Bloomfield, Paul Butterfield, and Elvin Bishop, and is known for albums such as Stand Back! Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's Southside Band and Tennessee Woman.

Charley Koontz

Actor · Born 1987 · United States

Charley Koontz is an American actor best known for his role as Fat Neil on the television series Community. He also appeared in CSI: Cyber as Daniel Krumitz. His performances have made him a recognizable face in the world of television comedy and drama.

Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Charlie	John Oldman				Gary Oldman	film director	★★★★★
Charlie	McDowell	Mary Steenburgen	television actor	★★★★★	Malcolm McDowell	television actor	★★★★★
Charlie	Sheen	Janet Sheen	film producer	★★★★★	Martin Sheen	film director	★★★★★
Charlie	Hall	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	television actor	★★★★★	Brad Hall	film director	★★★★★
Charlie	Sheringham				Teddy Sheringham	association footballer	★★★★★

Charlie – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Boys	2025	#1	—	423
Germany	Girls	2025	#1	—	411
FJ	Boys	0	#15	3	603
BW		0	#17	3	960
Sweden	Boys	2022	#18	421	1,509
MT	Boys	0	#21	321	4,064
HN		0	#22	1	704
New Zealand	Boys	2010	#23	185	99
HT	Girls	0	#23	1	950
KR	Boys	0	#24	4	897
France	Girls	2021	#25	1,725	3,185
NA		0	#27	7	2,537
SV	Boys	0	#28	1	352
Canada	Girls	2024	#30	559	2,795
BN		0	#31	2	2,297
ID		0	#35	5	2,238
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
MT		0	#37	7	1,767
MO		0	#46	7	2,706
CM		0	#51	6	2,592
HN	Boys	0	#51	2	749
PR		0	#53	3	1,497
Belgium	Boys	2024	#59	143	401
Canada	Boys	2024	#61	422	2,588
LU		0	#61	6	2,830
JP		0	#69	9	4,057
CN		0	#70	16	3,857
TW		0	#70	31	4,523
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
PH		0	#73	24	5,607
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
France	Boys	2021	#77	770	2,865
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#79	59	1,769
Belgium	Girls	2024	#84	107	424
LT		0	#88	1	949
QA		0	#89	12	7,011
JM		0	#92	2	3,714
AF	Girls	0	#93	2	2,402
KZ		0	#94	1	1,452
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#97	39	1,786
ID	Girls	0	#102	1	3,319
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
TW	Boys	0	#106	166	7,111
GE	Boys	0	#107	4	2,055
ID	Boys	0	#107	25	4,130
PR	Boys	0	#107	78	2,508
BN	Girls	0	#112	3	5,459
Norway	Boys	2025	#115	20	444
CY	Boys	0	#115	15	3,473
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
OM		0	#115	7	6,215
PA		0	#116	15	3,797
KW		0	#118	4	5,216
EC		0	#120	2	2,502
CY	Girls	0	#124	2	3,755
EE	Boys	0	#124	2	2,087
BW	Boys	0	#125	25	4,685
PH	Boys	0	#128	351	11,440
CR		0	#129	30	5,526
CN	Boys	0	#133	246	9,639
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
MU		0	#134	4	3,613
GR		0	#135	1	3,911
United States	Girls	2024	#137	2,109	8,487
BN	Boys	0	#137	3	6,332
RS	Girls	0	#137	1	1,651
Sweden	Girls	2022	#139	41	1,568
JO		0	#139	2	2,158
BW	Girls	0	#143	9	4,216
MT	Girls	0	#145	9	3,773
AE		0	#150	28	10,220
RS	Boys	0	#150	5	2,277
LT	Boys	0	#151	1	2,166
NA	Boys	0	#163	73	6,830
HU	Boys	0	#166	9	3,954
United States	Boys	2024	#169	2,084	7,044
AR		0	#175	12	2,915
MO	Boys	0	#175	49	5,842
CZ		0	#178	9	3,154
UY		0	#180	3	2,477
LU	Girls	0	#185	6	4,850
RU		0	#193	2	3,641
DK		0	#194	10	5,198
PL		0	#209	4	2,600
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
LU	Boys	0	#212	9	4,970
EC	Boys	0	#214	26	3,322
AO	Girls	0	#215	3	4,575
BG	Boys	0	#215	6	3,850
NA	Girls	0	#215	10	7,146
CR	Boys	0	#220	383	10,188
IR		0	#220	10	4,221
MO	Girls	0	#221	31	7,056
PS		0	#222	5	5,692
SG		0	#224	46	11,010
HU	Girls	0	#225	1	3,308
DK	Boys	0	#229	97	7,401
BG	Girls	0	#231	1	3,559
CZ	Boys	0	#233	72	6,530
HK	Boys	0	#236	494	12,905
BD		0	#238	4	5,992
PT		0	#243	8	4,161
GH		0	#244	5	5,396
AO	Boys	0	#247	3	5,568
JM	Boys	0	#247	26	6,876
GR	Girls	0	#249	1	6,293
JP	Girls	0	#250	2	6,592
HR	Boys	0	#252	8	3,997
NG		0	#252	13	5,926
GR	Boys	0	#255	13	6,912
HK		0	#259	92	8,483
SA		0	#262	34	10,560
MY		0	#271	60	12,352
AF	Boys	0	#273	2	3,535
JM	Girls	0	#275	4	7,507
JP	Boys	0	#275	23	7,909
IL		0	#276	7	6,291
TW	Girls	0	#281	9	8,139
CM	Girls	0	#285	296	11,671
GT	Boys	0	#287	203	7,625
GT		0	#290	25	5,948
KZ	Boys	0	#291	6	6,578
HR	Girls	0	#293	2	3,687
PE		0	#296	15	6,350
AL	Boys	0	#300	4	5,122
QA	Girls	0	#300	17	15,378
SG	Boys	0	#302	507	17,960
ZA	Boys	0	#304	2,024	25,619
PL	Boys	0	#306	30	6,459
DK	Girls	0	#307	10	7,429
PA	Boys	0	#309	192	9,305
GH	Boys	0	#318	28	8,138
CN	Girls	0	#321	29	8,829
ZA		0	#324	124	14,421
GH	Girls	0	#329	9	6,973
CZ	Girls	0	#330	12	5,378
KZ	Girls	0	#330	3	5,862
UY	Boys	0	#334	67	5,922
CM	Boys	0	#336	245	12,054
JO	Girls	0	#337	3	7,570
MU	Boys	0	#340	18	8,477
MX		0	#340	74	8,339
PT	Boys	0	#340	28	7,951
MX	Boys	0	#349	1,291	16,355
BR		0	#356	5	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#358	5	8,539
BO		0	#359	23	6,868
NL		0	#359	33	2,481
PH	Girls	0	#362	29	13,098
PL	Girls	0	#363	2	5,096
JO	Boys	0	#365	13	7,057
HK	Girls	0	#367	276	16,104
AR	Boys	0	#374	95	7,628
Spain		0	#382	71	2,326
CL		0	#390	22	6,867
YE		0	#397	2	8,639
Finland	Boys	0	#401	27	2,041
Austria	Boys	0	#402	41	2,180
BD	Girls	0	#405	2	8,413
Austria	Girls	0	#408	13	1,885
EG		0	#410	3	6,387
CO	Boys	0	#412	780	15,656
OM	Girls	0	#416	9	15,987
Germany		0	#418	20	2,542
SD	Boys	0	#420	26	10,523
CO		0	#426	55	7,768
CL	Boys	0	#431	266	13,390
Spain	Boys	0	#453	645	5,610
PS	Boys	0	#464	85	10,655
PT	Girls	0	#465	7	7,952
BO	Boys	0	#467	127	9,244
RU	Boys	0	#470	36	12,621
KW	Girls	0	#472	44	19,177
RU	Girls	0	#475	24	11,913
IR	Boys	0	#478	75	10,162
PE	Boys	0	#484	527	14,506
BH		0	#492	62	17,937
Finland	Boys	2026	#502	198	3,552
IL	Boys	0	#508	100	10,983
AE	Girls	0	#511	43	20,968
MY	Boys	0	#511	744	25,439
PA	Girls	0	#512	7	9,861
CR	Girls	0	#514	19	11,342
IR	Girls	0	#519	12	8,334
IQ	Girls	0	#525	1	11,303
LY		0	#526	10	12,703
UY	Girls	0	#534	3	6,731
SG	Girls	0	#537	50	18,916
PS	Girls	0	#542	6	10,981
BD	Boys	0	#543	34	10,045
QA	Boys	0	#574	134	18,093
LB		0	#579	80	13,263
NL	Boys	0	#585	403	5,873
IT		0	#604	111	4,183
AR	Girls	0	#627	4	8,289
IQ	Boys	0	#635	33	13,071
IL	Girls	0	#637	9	11,648
IN	Girls	0	#648	7	13,121
BO	Girls	0	#649	3	9,488
NG	Boys	0	#650	331	16,906
KW	Boys	0	#651	119	18,755
BR	Boys	0	#658	94	12,213
Germany	Boys	0	#703	257	5,697
SY		0	#714	15	11,684
Finland	Girls	2026	#724	15	3,895
Germany	Girls	0	#736	103	4,949
IT	Boys	0	#738	898	10,046
NG	Girls	0	#754	33	15,093
NL	Girls	0	#765	192	5,933
TN		0	#805	25	13,765
OM	Boys	0	#817	65	17,948
CL	Girls	0	#824	28	14,098
AE	Boys	0	#833	261	22,615
MY	Girls	0	#848	147	24,821
EG	Boys	0	#850	37	15,035
SA	Girls	0	#885	51	25,931
ZA	Girls	0	#914	228	25,928
IN	Boys	0	#923	79	16,750
PE	Girls	0	#932	12	14,861
Spain	Girls	0	#941	43	5,561
BR	Girls	0	#991	2	12,708
SA	Boys	0	#992	731	28,008
EG	Girls	0	#1,004	6	14,742
MA		0	#1,038	91	20,986
CO	Girls	0	#1,049	30	16,140
DZ		0	#1,091	86	20,130
MX	Girls	0	#1,131	53	17,781
TR		0	#1,146	66	19,440
IT	Girls	0	#1,233	214	9,415

Charlie is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Canada

Ireland

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Wallonia, Belgium

Ireland

New South Wales, Australia

Norway

Sweden

United States

Switzerland

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Germany

Flanders, Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New Zealand

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

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