Charly
How to say it: CHAR-lee · /ˈtʃɑrli/
Germanic 'free man' via Charles - unisex French spelling used as full name in English too.
Charly was the 74th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 64 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 13% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #84 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #74 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 64 |
| Share of births | 1 in 510 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +13% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #84 |
| In France, 2025 | #22 among girls’ names, 925 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Charly is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Char
Honouring a Charly in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Charly is about 1 in 22.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Dutch, English, French, German, Spanish.
In France: #22 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Charly
- Charly Musonda (born 1996)Belgian association football player
- Charly Gaul (1932–2005)Professional cyclist
- Charly Loubet (1946–2023)French association football player
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