Charlize
Charlize was the 2658th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 625th with 436 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,686 places. More babies were named Charlize in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,658 girls, down 1,048 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2004436 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,682babies recorded
Charlize popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,658 | 65 |
| 2020 | #1,610 | 130 |
| 2010 | #1,008 | 249 |
| 2000 | #1,707 | 103 |
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How popular is Charlize, counting every spelling?
Charlize is the most common spelling of a name family that had 65 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 65 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlize | 65 | #2,658 | 436 |
| Charlise | — | — | 34 |
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 Charlize?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Charlize (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Charlize 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 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Charlize.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Charlize?
About 5,600 people born in the US named Charlize are alive today, with a median age of 16; half are between 11 and 21. That makes Charlize mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Charlize by state
How common Charlize was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.4×). In 43 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Charlize: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Charlize, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Charlize
How popular is the name Charlize?
Charlize was the 2658th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 625th with 436 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,686 places. More babies were named Charlize in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Charlize a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Charlize in the US.
Where is Charlize most popular?
In 2021–2025, Charlize was most common in California (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New York.