Charlee

Char-lee
Spelling variation of Charlie, diminutive of Charles or Charlotte
"free man"

Charlee Origin and Meaning

The name Charlee is a girl's name meaning "free man".

Charlie in all its forms has been a popular gender neutral name since the early 2000s and is now given almost equally to girls and boys. While it did once lean more (statistically) masculine, it has been used on girls too since the before the 20th century.

Like with many popular names, Charlie has inspired a host of alternative spellings, the most popular for girls being Charlee. Rarely used before the 1980s, it followed Charlie up the charts and entered the Top 1000 in 2006.

With it's contemporary double vowel and its arguably more feminine ending, Charlee ranks alongside Aubree, Everlee, and Oaklee in the US Top 500.. Given to nearly 900 babies each year, the spelling is nevertheless overshadowed by the traditional Charlie, which is used almost three times as often.

Notable bearers of the name include model and actress, Charlee Fraser, musician Charlee Brooks, and Olympian martial artist Charlee Minkin.

If you enjoy Charlee for its contemporary-yet-traditional feel, you might enjoy other Charlotte variations like Caro, Kit, Arlo, Sharla, and Chaz. Alternatively, if you like its gender neutral style, Frankie, Marlowe, Jory, Stevie, Jovie or Cordy might appeal.

# 358 in the US

Charlee Rank in US Top 1000

Charlee Popularity

Famous People Named Charlee

  • Charlee
    stage name of Vera Luttenberger, Australian electropop singer
  • Charlee Brooks
    American pop singer and sound engineer
  • Charlee Fraser
    Aboriginal Australian model
  • Charlee Minkin
    American judoka
  • Charlee Jacob
    American horror novelist
  • Charlee Shaun Adams
    English male footballer

Charlee in Pop Culture

  • Charlee
    from TV series "Touched by an Angel"