Charlee

/ CHAR-lee /
girlmodernclassicunisex

“free, independent” — Germanic

#3982024 rank
2019peak year
18,503babies named Charlee since 1880
▼ 32%5-year trend

Charlee popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 201918801920196020002024

What does Charlee mean?

A modern feminine respelling of Charlie, a diminutive of Charles, from Germanic karl, 'free man'. Part of the surname-and-boy-name trend for girls.

OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Gendergirl
Stylemodern, classic

Names like Charlee

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Spellings & variants

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