Charley vs Charlie

Side-by-side comparison of Charley and Charlie - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Charley

Boy name · Rank #1833

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Name B

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Charley Charlie
Current Rank #1833 #176
Total Births (all years) 23,974 184,280
Peak Year 1920 1919
Peak Year Births 485 2,891
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Charley Charlie
1880s 2,550 7,091
1890s 1,755 7,261
1900s 1,633 7,928
1910s 3,530 19,834
1920s 3,984 25,176
1930s 2,423 19,154
1940s 1,852 18,264
1950s 1,414 15,282
1960s 1,021 10,041
1970s 727 6,365
1980s 625 5,465
1990s 440 4,913
2000s 631 8,367
2010s 865 16,490
2020s 524 12,649

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Charley Charlie
2014 78 1,696
2015 85 1,674
2016 79 1,711
2017 96 1,793
2018 100 1,730
2019 86 1,832
2020 83 1,872
2021 84 2,009
2022 86 2,110
2023 96 2,104
2024 88 2,094
2025 87 2,460

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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