| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Other names | |
| Related names | Charles, Charlotte, Charlotta, Charlize, Charlene |
Charlie is a traditionally masculine given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles, [1] but is now used as a unisex name. [2]
For girls, Charlie acts either as a nickname for Charlotta, Charlotte, Charlize, or Charlene, or sometimes on its own. The different forms of spelling are most commonly used for the feminine forms. These spelling variants include Charlee, Charli, Charly, and Charleigh. Charley is another spelling variant for any gender. [3] [4]
Given names
- Charlie Adam (born 1985), Scottish professional footballer
- Charlie Adler (born 1956), American voice actor
- Charlie Albright (born 1992), African classical pianist
- Charlie Austin (born 1989), English footballer
- Charlie Baker (born 1956), American businessman and politician
- Charlie Balducci (1975–2020), American actor
- Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
- Charlie Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Barley (1986-2010), Canadian thoroughbred racehorse
- Charlie Blackmon (born 1986), American baseball player
- Charlie Brooker (born 1971), British journalist, television presenter and writer
- Charlie Cawood (born 1988), English musician
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), British actor, filmmaker and composer
- Charlie Cole (photographer), American photojournalist, known for his photo of the Tank Man during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
- Charlie Crist (born 1956), American politician and lawyer
- Charlie Crofts (Māori leader) (1943–2024), New Zealand leader of the Ngāi Tahu iwi
- Charlie Clements (born 1987), British actor
- Charlie Cook (born 1953), American reporter
- Charlie Covell (born 1984), British actress, writer and producer
- Charlie Coyle (born 1993), American Hockey Player
- Charli D'Amelio (born 2004), American social media personality and dancer
- Charlie Daniels (1936–2020), American singer, musician and songwriter
- Charlie Daniels (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Davidson (born 1972), American football player
- Charlie Davies-Carr (born 2006), main subject of the viral video "Charlie Bit My Finger"
- Charlie Day (born 1976), American actor
- Charlie Dimmock (born 1966), English gardener
- Charlie Dixon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Ferguson (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Gallagher (association footballer) (1940–2021), Irish football player
- Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer) (1937–1989), Gaelic football player
- Charlie George (born 1950), English footballer
- Charlie George (comedian) ( fl. 2020s), British comedian
- Charlie Glasco, New York City Police sergeant, most well known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938
- Charlie Gray (1864–1900), American baseball player
- Charlie Haas (born 1972), American professional wrestler
- Charlie Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Harris (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Heck (born 1996), American football player
- Charlie Hickman (1876–1934), American baseball player
- Charlie Hides (born 1964), American drag queen and comedian
- Charlie Hunnam (born 1980), English actor
- Charlie Jackson (American football coach) (born 1976), American football coach
- Charlie Jackson (defensive back) (1936–2021), American football player
- Charlie Kelly (businessman) (born 1945), American businessman and mountain bike pioneer
- Charlie Kelly (baseball), 1880s baseball player
- Charlie Kelly, drummer for The Vaselines
- Charlie Kendall (born 1935), American football player
- Charles King (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Manuel (born 1944), American baseball coach
- Charlie McCoy (born 1941), American musician
- Charlie McDermott (born 1990), American television actor
- Cr1TiKaL (born 1994), YouTuber, Twitch streamer, podcaster, musician, and actor
- Charlie McDonnell (born 1990), British vlogger
- Charlie McGeoghegan (born 1974), Canadian politician
- Charlie Mills (harness racer) (1888–1972), German racer
- Charlie Moore (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Mullins (born 1952), British businessman, founder of Pimlico Plumbers
- Charlie Murphy (actor) (1959–2017), American comedian
- Charlie Norris (footballer) (1881–1940), Australian footballer
- Charlie Pabor (1846–1914), American baseball player
- Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Charlie Puth (born 1991), American singer and songwriter
- Charlie Reid (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Reiter (born 1988), American footballer
- Charlie Rich (1932–1995), American singer
- Charlie Ritter (1868–1958), American baseball player
- Charlie Rose (born 1942), American television journalist
- Charlie Phil Rosenberg ("Charles Green") (1902–1976), American boxer
- Charlie Scene, pseudonym of Jordon Terrell from the band Hollywood Undead
- Charlie Sheen (born 1965), American actor
- Charles M. Schulz (1922–2000), American cartoonist of comic strip Peanuts
- Charlie Simpson (born 1985), British singer-songwriter
- Charlie Stewart (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
- Charlie Storwick (born 1998), Canadian singer
- Charlie Stubbs (American football) (born 1955), football coach
- Charlie Stubbs (footballer) (1920–1984), English footballer
- Charlie Swan (horse racing) (born 1968), Irish jockey
- Charlie Sloth, British singer and DJ
- Charlie Taumoepeau (born 1997), American football player
- Charlie Trairat (born 1993), Thai actor and singer
- Charlie Tuna (1944–2016), American radio and television personality
- Charlie Walker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Charlie Watts (1941–2021), English drummer
- Charlie White (figure skater) (born 1987), American ice dancer
- Charlie Wiggins (1897–1979), American racing driver
- Charlie Woerner (born 1997), American football player
- Charlie Zhou, Chinese singer
People who have been given the pseudonym of Charlie
- Chainsaw Charlie, later stage name for professional wrestler Terry Funk
- Charlie Chop-off, unidentified American serial killer
Surname
- Alister Charlie (born 1977 or 1978), Guyanese politician
- Arizona Charlie (1859–1932), American showman
- Dawson Charlie ( c. 1865 – 1908), Canadian First Nations person, a co-discoverer of the gold that triggered the Klondike Gold Rush
Fictional characters
- Charlotte 'Charli' Hunter, a character played by Mary-Kate Olsen in the 2002 film When in Rome
- Charlie, a character played by Jason Hervey in the American television sitcom Diff'rent Strokes.
- Charlie, a character in the 1989 action movie No Holds Barred.
- Charlie, a character in the 1994 American martial arts drama movie The Next Karate Kid.
- Charlie, a character in the movie 1982 American superhero horror movie Swamp Thing
- Charlie, the female instructor in the film Top Gun.
- Charlie, one of two so-called nuns in Nuns on the Run.
- Charlie, the silent henchman in WordGirl.
- Charlie, the dolphin Ernie encounters in " Journey to Ernie."
- Charlie, the snail in Trudy's Time and Place House.
- Charlie, the born baby in JoJo's Circus.
- Charlie, the anteater from Rio 2
- Charlie, protagonist of Charlie and Lola
- Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna
- Charlie (Darkness or the Night Monster), in Don't Starve.
- Charlie (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter video games
- Charlie (The Simpsons), on the television series The Simpsons
- Charlie Andrews (Heroes), on the television series Heroes
- Charlie Babbitt, in the 1988 film Rain Man.
- Charlie Baileygates, in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene.
- Charlie Baker, in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel
- Charlie Banks, a character from the Ghost Whisperer
- Charlie B. Barkin, the lead character in the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven.
- Charlie Bradbury, from the TV show Supernatural
- Charlie Brown, the lead character in the Peanuts comic strip
- Charlie Bucket, the title character of the novels Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.
- Charlie Buckton, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away.
- Charlie Cale, from the comedy crime series Poker Face
- Charlie Calvin, from The Santa Clause film series
- Charlie Chan, a Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers
- Charlie Cotton, from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie Cotton (2014 character), from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie Cronan, a character in the 1989 American action comedy movie Speed Zone.
- Charlie Cutter, a character from the video game Uncharted.
- Charlie Dalton, from the movie Dead Poets Society.
- Charlie Davies, a main character from the television series Outsourced.
- Charles DiLaurentis, a main antagonist from the television series Pretty Little Liars.
- Charlie Drake, a character in the 1985 American science fantasy movie Explorers
- Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, the title character of the television series Good Luck Charlie.
- Charlie Eppes, from the television series Numb3rs.
- Charlie Francis, from the television series Fringe
- Charlie Frost, from the 1998 film Jack Frost
- Charlie (Two and a Half Men), from the television series Two and a Half Men.
- Dr. Charlie Harris, from the 2012 television series Saving Hope.
- Charlie Hesketh, from the film Kingsman: The Golden Circle
- Charlie Horse, from television series Lamb Chop's Play-Along.
- Charles Hunter, from Michael Crichton's novel " Pirate Latitudes."
- Charlie Kelly, from the Irish soap opera Fair City.
- Charlie Kelly, from the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
- Charlie Kelmeckis, in the 1999 novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower and 2012 film of the same name
- Charlie Lyndsay, from the film Just Charlie
- Charlie Morningstar, a character from Hazbin Hotel.
- Charlie McGee, the lead character in Stephen King's novel Firestarter.
- Charlie McKay, a character in the 2001 American romantic-comedy fantasy film Kate & Leopold.
- Charlie Moore, the lead character of the television series Head of the Class.
- Charlie Muffin, the main character of the Charlie M 1977 spy thriller novel, other novels by Brian Freemantle and Charlie Muffin, a 1979 made-for-television film
- Charlie Nancy, the main character of the novel Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
- Charlie Pace, from the television series Lost (TV series)
- Charlie Peace, the title character of the British comic strip Charlie Peace (1964–1974)
- Charlie Sand, Edward's driver from The Railway Series and the TV series Thomas and Friends.
- Charlie Spring, the main character in Heartstopper
- Charlie St. George, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.
- Charlie Stubbs, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Charlie Swan (Twilight), in the novel series Twilight
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Charlie Townsend, the unseen boss in the 1976 television series
Charlie's Angels, the 2011 television series
Charlie's Angels, the 2000 film
Charlie's Angels and the 2003 film
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
- "Charlie", the rank of the head of the Townsend Agency, successors to the founder Charlie Towsend, in the 2019 film Charlie's Angels
- Charlie Verducci, a character on the TV sitcom Top of the Heap.
- Charlie Weasley, a character in the Harry Potter novels
- Charlie Wilcox, a character played by Christopher Lloyd in the movie Suburban Commando.
- Charlie the Unicorn, in a short film and viral video
- Charlie, a purple engine from the TV series Thomas and Friends.
- Charlie, one of the raptors from the film Jurassic World.
- Charlie Watson, the female human protagonist in the 2018 Transformers movie Bumblebee, portrayed by Hailee Steinfeld
- Charlie, a character from Adventure Time
- Charlie aka Charley, a female character from Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs.
- Charlie, a character from Legends of Tomorrow.
- Captain Charlie, a character in the video game Pikmin 3.
References
- ^ "Charlie - The Meaning, Origin And Other Facts About The Name". HuffPost UK. 2014-09-26. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ^ Williams, Alex (18 August 2016). "Is Hayden a Boy or Girl? Both. 'Post-Gender' Baby Names Are on the Rise". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Popular Baby Names". Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Rauwerda, Anne (10 November 2021). "Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my!". michigandaily.com. Michigan Daily. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Charlie
- All pages with titles containing Charlie
- Carlie
- Charli XCX, British singer
- Charlin (name)
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