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 #1829

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Name B

Charlie

Boy name · Rank #176

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Metric Charley Charlie
Current Rank #1829 #176
Total Births (all years) 23,885 181,806
Peak Year 1920 1919
Peak Year Births 485 2,891
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Charley Charlie
1880ss 2,550 7,091
1890ss 1,755 7,261
1900ss 1,633 7,928
1910ss 3,530 19,834
1920ss 3,984 25,176
1930ss 2,423 19,154
1940ss 1,852 18,264
1950ss 1,414 15,282
1960ss 1,021 10,043
1970ss 727 6,368
1980ss 625 5,467
1990ss 440 4,912
2000ss 631 8,367
2010ss 865 16,490
2020ss 435 10,169

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 1,871
2021 83 2,008
2022 85 2,107
2023 96 2,099
2024 88 2,084

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, 1880–2024.

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