Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2021

Charli

Meaning A female given name of modern usage, variant of Charlie Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #496 Trend → Stable

A female given name of modern usage, variant of Charlie.

Rank 2025
#496
among girls · ↑28 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
597
named Charli · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,692
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
850 babies
All-time total
11,838
#1,515 all-time among girls
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Charli popularity over time

11,838 babies have been named Charli since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 81 – 81 8 – #3,390
1980s 510 – 510 51 +530% #1,418
1990s 682 31 713 71 +40% #1,730
2000s 1,489 68 1,557 156 +118% #1,083
2010s 4,704 25 4,729 473 +204% #500
2020s (to 2025) 4,226 22 4,248 708 +50% #365

Where Charli is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 597 0.37 #496
2027 597 0.37 #496
2028 597 0.37 #496
2029 597 0.37 #496
2030 597 0.37 #496

Where Charli is most popular

Girls named Charli per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.430 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Charli born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Idaho 42 1.26 +192%
Louisiana 94 1.07 +150%
Mississippi 47 1.00 +134%
Oklahoma 67 0.910 +112%
Arkansas 48 0.908 +111%
West Virginia 23 0.878 +104%
Missouri 91 0.755 +76%
Nevada 34 0.732 +70%
Tennessee 114 0.720 +68%
Indiana 101 0.719 +67%
Kentucky 59 0.690 +61%
Georgia 147 0.647 +51%
Pennsylvania 152 0.643 +50%
Wisconsin 66 0.641 +49%
Connecticut 37 0.636 +48%
Utah 52 0.625 +45%
Ohio 147 0.620 +44%
Iowa 36 0.616 +43%
Michigan 112 0.615 +43%
Alabama 57 0.607 +41%
Colorado 66 0.591 +38%
Maryland 62 0.585 +36%
Kansas 32 0.555 +29%
Minnesota 59 0.547 +27%
Arizona 75 0.535 +24%
North Carolina 117 0.514 +20%
Virginia 87 0.510 +19%
South Carolina 45 0.501 +17%
North Dakota 6 0.456 +6%
Montana 6 0.443 ≈ national
Washington 64 0.443 ≈ national
Texas 356 0.443 ≈ national
Delaware 5 0.441 ≈ national
Florida 183 0.428 ≈ national
Illinois 97 0.424 ≈ national
New Jersey 75 0.416 ≈ national
Oregon 27 0.415 ≈ national
New York 158 0.399 -7%
Massachusetts 47 0.389 -10%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -18%
California 214 0.255 -41%
Nebraska 9 0.250 -42%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -52%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Charli

Charli is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #496 in 2025 with 597 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 11,838 American babies have been named Charli. Its peak came in 2021, when 850 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Charli stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Charli?

The median living Charli is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 12 thousand people named Charli are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Charli year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 597 #496 – –
2024 588 #524 5 #12,665
2023 712 #436 6 #11,071
2022 743 #427 – –
2021 845 #365 5 #12,478
2020 741 #419 6 #10,846
2019 598 #520 5 #12,498
2018 621 #500 – –
2017 529 #571 – –
2016 477 #626 – –
2015 561 #554 – –
2014 473 #614 5 #12,409
2013 394 #709 5 #12,470
2012 386 #719 – –
2011 381 #724 5 #12,611
2010 284 #915 5 #12,567
2009 236 #1,083 17 #5,365
2008 236 #1,101 9 #8,426
2007 208 #1,205 5 #12,680
2006 204 #1,189 5 #12,352
2005 147 #1,446 6 #10,329
2004 127 #1,556 9 #7,632
2003 117 #1,645 8 #7,970
2002 72 #2,273 – –
2001 74 #2,198 9 #7,015
2000 68 #2,283 – –
1995 62 #2,162 – –
1990 65 #2,055 – –
1985 42 #2,368 – –
1980 25 #3,336 – –
1975 7 #7,274 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Charli

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Charli XCX Charli XCX British singer (born 1992) Contemporary
  2. 2 Charli D'Amelio Charli D'Amelio American social media personality (born 2004) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Charli, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Charli?

The median living Charli is about 8 years old. Half of all living Charlis are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Charli are alive today?

An estimated 12 thousand people named Charli are alive in the United States, based on 11,838 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Charli mean?

A female given name of modern usage, variant of Charlie.

How popular is the name Charli in 2025?

Charli ranked #496 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 597 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Charli?

11,838 babies have been named Charli in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Charli most popular?

Charli peaked in 2021, when 850 newborns received the name.

Is Charli a boy or girl name?

Charli is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Charli rising or falling?

Charli is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Charli become more popular?

Charli looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 597 girls named Charli in 2030, ranking around #496. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Charli?

Well-known people named Charli include Charli XCX (singer), Charli D'Amelio (youtuber).

Names like Charli

Names that sound and feel close to Charli: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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