Is Charly a boy or girl name?
Charly is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 82 girls and 38 boys were named Charly, so 68.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 65.5% of the 3,768 US babies named Charly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,160
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,264
- Babies named Charly since 1884
- 3,768
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 141 babies
Boys and girls named Charly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 29 | 49 | 62.8% |
| 1980s | 81 | 350 | 81.2% |
| 1990s | 203 | 328 | 61.8% |
| 2000s | 445 | 537 | 54.7% |
| 2010s | 298 | 806 | 73% |
| 2020s | 174 | 399 | 69.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38 | #3,160 | 82 | #2,264 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,723 | 58 | #2,900 |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,877 | 97 | #2,007 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,661 | 77 | #2,349 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3,427 | 85 | #2,135 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,022 | 82 | #2,236 |
| 2018 | 31 | #3,545 | 63 | #2,716 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,623 | 67 | #2,606 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,645 | 86 | #2,227 |
| 2015 | 26 | #4,000 | 81 | #2,299 |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,708 | 109 | #1,855 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,197 | 71 | #2,513 |
| 2012 | 32 | #3,383 | 95 | #2,033 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,374 | 79 | #2,352 |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,592 | 73 | #2,517 |
| 2009 | 52 | #2,457 | 70 | #2,621 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,010 | 64 | #2,807 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,478 | 79 | #2,399 |
| 2006 | 30 | #3,461 | 53 | #3,144 |
| 2005 | 55 | #2,186 | 68 | #2,532 |
| 2004 | 58 | #2,054 | 62 | #2,656 |
| 2003 | 34 | #2,856 | 48 | #3,093 |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,160 | 34 | #3,825 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,251 | 34 | #3,800 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,813 | 25 | #4,680 |
| 1999 | 28 | #2,952 | 33 | #3,649 |
| 1998 | 33 | #2,565 | 39 | #3,181 |
| 1997 | 21 | #3,365 | 28 | #3,916 |
| 1996 | 22 | #3,214 | 39 | #3,042 |
| 1995 | 20 | #3,323 | 32 | #3,431 |
| 1994 | 18 | #3,616 | 23 | #4,400 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,481 | 33 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,776 | 36 | #3,156 |
| 1991 | 14 | #4,038 | 37 | #3,042 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,331 | 28 | #3,731 |
| 1989 | 17 | #3,340 | 38 | #2,886 |
| 1988 | 13 | #3,739 | 46 | #2,375 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,296 | 48 | #2,239 |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,525 | 61 | #1,841 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,232 | 48 | #2,179 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,623 | 35 | #2,630 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,448 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,525 | 18 | #4,193 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,432 | 18 | #4,180 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,017 | 15 | #4,762 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,199 | 10 | #6,264 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,159 | 16 | #4,284 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,573 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,517 | 5 | #9,521 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,595 | 7 | #7,276 |
| 1974 | 6 | #4,713 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,492 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,132 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,027 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,824 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,646 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,410 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,260 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,276 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 6 | #904 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #997 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Charly reached #904 in 1890. As a girl name, it reached #1,841 in 1986. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Charly
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.