Charlie (given name)
Charlie is a traditionally masculine given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles, but is now used as a unisex name. For girls, Charlie acts either as a nickname for Charlotte or Charlene, or sometimes on its own. The different forms of spelling are most commonly used for the feminine forms. These spelling variants include Charlee, Charli, Charly, and Charleigh. Charley is another spelling variant for both genders. Charlie was the 185th most popular name for girls, while being the 227th most popular for boys in the year 2016.
In Britain, Charlie is still primarily a boy's name. It was the sixth most popular name for boys in England and Wales, the 52nd in Ireland, 28th in New South Wales, Australia as well as Scotland. In the United States, the name has become popular for girls in recent years. In England and Wales, the name entered the top 100 for girls from 1994–2004, but has not entered the top 100 again in more recent years. Outside of the anglosphere, the name was 67th in Sweden for boys in the year 2007.
People
Given name
- Charlie Adler, American voice actor
- Charlie Albright, American classical pianist
- Charlie Austin, English footballer
- Charlie Baker, American businessman and politician
- Charlie Barnet, American jazz saxophonist, composer, and bandleader
- Charlie Barnett
- Charlie Blackmon, American baseball player
- Charlie Brooker, British journalist, television presenter and writer
- Charlie Chaplin, British actor, filmmaker and composer
- Charlie Crist, American politician and lawyer
- Charlie Clements, British actor
- Charlie Cook, American reporter
- Charlie Covell, British actress, writer and producer
- Charli D'Amelio, American social media personality and dancer
- Charlie Daniels, American singer, musician and songwriter
- Charlie Daniels
- Charlie Davidson, American football player
- Charlie Day, American actor
- Charlie Dimmock, English gardener
- Charlie Dixon
- Charlie Gallagher , Irish football player
- Charlie Gallagher , Gaelic football player
- Charlie George, English footballer
- Charlie Glasco, New York City Police sergeant, most well known for his efforts to rescue John William Warde in 1938
- Charlie Haas, American professional wrestler
- Charlie Hall
- Charlie Heck, American football player
- Charlie Hides, American drag queen and comedian
- Charlie Jackson , American football coach
- Charlie Jackson , American football player
- Charlie Kelly , American businessman and mountain bike pioneer
- Charlie Kelly, 1880s baseball player
- Charlie Kelly, drummer, The Vaselines
- Charlie Kendall, American football player
- Charles King
- Charlie Manuel, American baseball coach
- Charlie McCoy,, American musician
- Charlie McDermott, American television actor
- Charlie McDonnell, British vlogger
- Charlie Mills , German racer
- Charlie Moore
- Charlie Mullins, British businessman, founder of Pimlico Plumbers
- Charlie Murphy, American comedian
- Charlie Norris Australian footballer
- Charlie Norris,, American wrestler
- Charlie Parker, American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Charlie Puth, American singer and songwriter
- Charlie Reid
- Charlie Reiter, American footballer
- Charlie Rich, American singer
- Charlie Rose, American television journalist
- Charlie Phil Rosenberg , American boxer
- Charlie Scene, pseudonym of Jordon Terrell from the band Hollywood Undead
- Charlie Sheen, American actor
- Charles M. Schulz Cartoonist of comic strip Peanuts
- Charlie Simpson, British singer-songwriter
- Charlie Stewart, Scottish footballer
- Charlie Storwick, Canadian singer
- Charlie Stubbs , football coach
- Charlie Stubbs , English footballer
- Charlie Swan , Irish jockey
- Charlie Taumoepeau, American football player
- Charlie Trairat, Thai actor and singer
- Charlie Tuna, American radio and television personality
- Charlie or Charles Walker
- Charlie Watts, English drummer
- Charlie White , American ice dancer
- Charlie Wiggins, American racing driver
- Charlie Woerner, American football player
Surname
- Arizona Charlie, American showman
- Dawson Charlie, Canadian First Nations person, a co-discoverer of the gold that triggered the Klondike Gold Rush
Fictional characters
- Charlie, the female instructor in the film Top Gun
- Charlie in Nuns on the Run
- Charlie, the silent henchman in WordGirl
- Charlie, the dolphin Ernie encounters in Journey to Ernie
- Charlie, the snail in Trudy's Time and Place House
- Charlie, the born baby in JoJo's Circus
- Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna
- Charlie, in Don't Starve
- Charlie, in the Street Fighter video games
- Charlie, on the television series The Simpsons
- Charlie Andrews, on the television series Heroes
- Charlie Babbitt, in the 1988 film Rain Man
- Charlie Baileygates, in the 2000 film Me, Myself & Irene
- Charlie Baker, in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its sequel
- Charlie B. Barkin, the lead character in the 1989 film All Dogs Go to Heaven
- Charlie Bradbury, from the TV show Supernatural
- Charlie Brown, the lead character in the Peanuts comic strip
- Charlie Bucket, the title character of the novels Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
- Charlie Buckton, from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Charlie Calvin, from The Santa Clause film series
- Charlie Chan, a Chinese-American detective created by Earl Derr Biggers
- Chainsaw Charlie, later stage name for professional wrestler Terry Funk
- Charlie Cotton, from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie Cotton, from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie, a fictional monkey in the South Korean computer animated TV series Chiro
- Charlie Cutter, character from the video game “Uncharted”
- Charlie Dalton, from the movie Dead Poets Society
- Charlie Davies, a main character from the television series Outsourced
- Charles DiLaurentis, a main antagonist from the television series Pretty Little Liars
- Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, the title character of the television series Good Luck Charlie
- Charlie Eppes, from the television series Numb3rs
- Charlie Francis, from the television series Fringe
- Charlie Frost, from the 1998 film Jack Frost
- Charlie Harper, from the television series Two and a Half Men
- Dr. Charlie Harris, from the 2012 television series Saving Hope
- Charlie Hesketh, from the film '
- Charlie Horse, from television series Lamb Chop's Play-Along
- Charles Hunter, from Micheal Chricton's novel "Pirate Latitudes"
- Charlie Kelly, from the Irish soap opera Fair City
- Charlie Kelly, from the television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Charlie Kelmeckis, in the 1999 novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower and 2012 film of the same name
- Charlie Lyndsay, from the film Just Charlie
- Charlie McGee, lead character in Stephen King's novel Firestarter
- Charlie Moore, lead character of the television series Head of the Class
- Charlie Muffin, main character of the Charlie M 1977 spy thriller novel, other novels by Brian Freemantle and Charlie Muffin, a 1979 made-for-television film
- Charlie Nancy, main character of the novel Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
- Charlie Pace, from the television series Lost
- Charlie Peace, the title character of the British comic strip Charlie Peace
- Charlie Sand, Edward's driver from The Railway Series and the TV series Thomas and Friends
- Charlie St. George, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
- Charlie Stubbs, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Charlie Swan, in the novel series Twilight
- Charlie Townsend, the unseen boss in the 1976 television series Charlie's Angels, the 2011 television series Charlie's Angels, the 2000 film Charlie's Angels and the 2003 film '
- Charlie Verducci, a character on the TV sitcom Top of the Heap
- Charlie Weasley, a character in the Harry Potter novels
- Charlie Wilcox, a character in the movie Suburban Commando
- Charlie the Unicorn, in a short film and viral video
- Charlie, a purple engine from the TV series Thomas and Friends
- Charlie, one of the raptors from the film, Jurassic World
- Charlie Watson, the female human protagonist in the 2018 Transformers movie, Bumblebee, portrayed by Haliee Steinfeld
- Charlie, a character from Adventure Time.
- Charlie, aka Charley a female character from Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs.
- Charlie, a character from Legends of Tomorrow