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The first name Charlee

A girl’s name.

2 syllables Female

Meaning and origin

Modern variant of Charlie.

From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Popularity

Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

Charlee last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 2005, with 45 births (#680).

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GirlsBoys
855
babies named Charlee, 1996–2025
#4,991
rank in 2023
2005
peak year

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Charlee with other names.

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Charlee at birth, 1880–2025

In 2025, 750 girls born in the United States were named Charlee, the 417th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 1,172 were.

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19,749
babies named Charlee since 1880
#417
rank in 2025
2019
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Charlee

2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Charlee Minkin
    American judoka, born 1981
  • Charlee Fraser
    Australian model, born 1995

Questions

What does the name Charlee mean?
Modern variant of Charlie.
How popular is the name Charlee?
In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Charlee, ranking 4,991st. Its peak was 2005, with 45 births.
Is Charlee a boy's or a girl's name?
Mostly a girl's name: 98% of the 19,749 US babies named Charlee since 1880 were girls.
When was Charlee most popular?
2019 in the United States, when 1,172 babies were named Charlee, its highest rank at 280th.