How Many People Are Named Charly?
An estimated 3,649 people in the United States have the first name Charly. It is used for both genders, with 65.5% female. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Charly peaked in popularity in 2022 with 141 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charly 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 Charly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,649
About 1 in 93,931 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
65.5% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2022
141 births
Total Registered
3,768
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charly
Charly is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (34.5%) and females (65.5%). Out of 3,768 total births registered, 1,299 were male and 2,469 were female.
Charly as a male name
Ranked #3,160 in 2024
38 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (58 births)
Charly as a female name
Ranked #2,264 in 2024
82 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (109 births)
Charly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charly span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,104 babies were registered. While Charly is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Charly by Decade
How has Charly 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.
Charly by State
Birth registrations for Charly span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Utah. The lowest are in Arizona, Michigan, Washington. On average, about 69 Charlys were registered per state.
Charly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charly?
We estimate approximately 3,649 people named Charly 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 93,931 Americans share this first name.
Is Charly a common name?
Charly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,768 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charly most popular?
Charly reached peak popularity in 2022, when 141 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charly is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charly a female name?
Charly is predominantly female. 65.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charly Smith, Charly Johnson, Charly 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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