Charley

Short form of Charles, French

"free man"

Charley Origin and Meaning

The name Charley is a boy's name meaning "free man".

Charley is, at this point, an old-fashioned spelling for the most popular short form of Charles, better known these days as Charlie. But Charley is a classic and relates more directly to Charles.

While the y ending may be more traditionally masculine than ie, girls named Charley outnumber boys four to one, while Charlie is split nearly evenly between the sexes. If you're considering naming your son Charles and styling his nickname Charley, be aware that with 20 times more male Charlies than Charleys, you and your child will face constant misspellings.

This spelling was used for characters by Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell in her novel Sylvia's Lovers and by Brandon Thomas in his play Charley's Aunt.

Charley Rank in US Top 1000

# 987 in the US

Charley Popularity

• 725 Unique 2023
• 912 England 2017

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Famous People Named Charley

• Charley Koontz American actor
• Charley Frank Pride American country music singer
• Charles Louis "Charley" Trippi American NFL football player
• Charles Robert "Charley" Taylor American NFL football player
• Charles Harris "Charley" Steiner American sportscaster
• Charley Winner American NFL football coach
• Charley Lane Johnson American NFL football player
• Charles Jacob "Charley" Brock American NFL football player
• Charley Chase (born Charles Joseph Parrott) American comedian, actor, screenwriter and film director

Charley in Pop Culture

• Charles "Charley" Wykeham character in Brandon Thomas' play "Charley's Aunt"
• Charley Ford character in movie "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford"
• Charles "Charley" Hardy character in G. A. Henty's "Out on the Pampas"