How Many People Are Named Charlee?
An estimated 18,652 people in the United States have the first name Charlee. It is predominantly female (97.6%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Charlee peaked in popularity in 2019 with 1,195 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charlee as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Charlee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Charlee is overwhelmingly female, 459 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Charlee is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
18,652
About 1 in 18,376 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
97.6% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
1,195 births
Total Registered
18,967
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charlee
Charlee is predominantly female (97.6%), though 459 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Charlee as a male name
Ranked #3,524 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (37 births)
Charlee as a female name
Ranked #398 in 2024
794 female births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (1,171 births)
Charlee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charlee span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 10,013 babies were registered. While Charlee is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charlee by Decade
How has Charlee tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Charlee by State
Birth registrations for Charlee span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wyoming, Rhode Island. On average, about 324 Charlees were registered per state.
Charlee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charlee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charlee?
We estimate approximately 18,652 people named Charlee are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 18,376 Americans share this first name.
Is Charlee a common name?
Charlee is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 18,967 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charlee most popular?
Charlee reached peak popularity in 2019, when 1,195 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charlee is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charlee a female name?
Charlee is predominantly female. 97.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charlee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charlee Smith, Charlee Johnson, Charlee Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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