How Many People Are Named Charlye?
An estimated 309 people in the United States have the first name Charlye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Charlye peaked in popularity in 2017 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Charlye 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 Charlye paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
309
About 1 in 1,109,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2017
28 births
Total Registered
365
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Charlye
Charlye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 365 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Charlye as a female name
Ranked #12,386 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (28 births)
Charlye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Charlye span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 154 babies were registered. Charlye has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Charlye by Decade
How has Charlye 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.
Charlye by State
Charlye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Charlye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Charlye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charlye?
We estimate approximately 309 people named Charlye 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 1,109,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Charlye a common name?
Charlye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 365 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Charlye most popular?
Charlye reached peak popularity in 2017, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Charlye is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Charlye a female name?
Charlye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Charlye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Charlye Smith, Charlye Johnson, Charlye 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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