Charli
Charli was the 496th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 597 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 365th with 845 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 58 places. More babies were named Charli in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Charlee) variant of Charlie (Charles) · English, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #496 girls, down 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 597girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021845 babies
- Total since 1880
- 11,838babies recorded
What does the name Charli mean?
Charli is a spelling of Charlee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Charlee's meaning and origin.
Charlee is a modern spelling of Charlie, used mainly for girls. Charlie is a pet form of Charles and, for girls, of Charlotte. DMNES derives Charles from Old High German karl, "man", related to Old English ceorl, "freeman", and notes that Charlemagne made it a lasting royal name. The -ee ending is a recent American spelling.
karl (Old High German, “man, free man”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Charlie, Charley, Charlotte, Charles.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Charlee', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Charles', DMNES, Durham University
Charli popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 146 since 1994.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #496 | 597 |
| 2020 | #419 | 741 |
| 2010 | #915 | 284 |
| 2000 | #2,283 | 68 |
| 1990 | #2,055 | 65 |
| 1980 | #3,336 | 25 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Charli, counting every spelling?
Charli is a spelling of Charlee, a name family that ranked #253 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #496 for Charli on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,353 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlee | 750 | #417 | 4,475 |
| Charli | 597 | #496 | 3,485 |
| Charlea | 6 | #13,548 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Charli?
597 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charli (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Charli born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charli.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charli?
About 11,600 people born in the US named Charli are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Charli a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Charli by state
How common Charli was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (2.9×), Louisiana (2.5×), Mississippi (2.3×), Oklahoma (2.1×), Arkansas (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Mexico, Nebraska, California.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charli: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charli, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Charli
What does Charli mean?
Charli is a spelling of Charlee, which means “variant of Charlie (Charles)” (English, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Charli?
Charli was the 496th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 597 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 365th with 845 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 58 places. More babies were named Charli in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Charli a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Charli in the US.
Where is Charli most popular?
In 2021–2025, Charli was most common in Idaho (1.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Louisiana and Mississippi.