The first name Charly

Charly last appeared in the official list in 2023, given to 3 boys. It peaked in 1999, with 41 births (#624).

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

In 2025, 48 girls born in the United States were named Charly, the 3,262nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 109 were.

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.

• Charly Musonda
  Belgian association football player, born 1996
• Charly Loubet
  French association football player (1946–2023)
• Charly Grosskost
  French road bicycle racer (1944–2004)
• Charly Lownoise
  Dutch disc jockey, born 1968
• Charly Suarez
  Filipino boxer, born 1988
• Charly Moussono
  Gabon international footballer (born 1984)
• Charly Hübner
  German actor, born 1972

How popular is the name Charly?

In 2023, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Charly, ranking 4,991st. Its peak was 1999, with 41 births.

Is Charly a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 3,833 US babies named Charly since 1880, 66% were girls and 34% boys.

When was Charly most popular?

2014 in the United States, when 109 babies were named Charly, its highest rank at 1,855th.

What name is Charly a form of?

Charly is a form of Charlie.