Charley

Spelling variation of Charlie, French

"free man"

Charley Origin and Meaning

The name Charley is a girl's name of French, English origin meaning "free man".

Charlie and its many forms are on the rise -- including Charley, which relates more directly to the male formal name Charles. Surprisingly, though, while the number of girls and boys named Charlie are nearly even, there are six times as many girls named Charley than boys.

The Charley spelling still ranks in the Top 1000 for girls, though it's fourth in popularity behind Charlie, Charlee, and Charli.

Charley Rank in US Top 1000

# 729 in the US

Charley Popularity

• 729 US 2023
• 124 Unisex 2023
• 295 Future 2028
• 983 England 2019

20 Names Similar to Charley

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Charley.

• Charlee
• Charli
• Charley
• Charlie
• Calvary
• Adelpha
• Cayley
• Renny
• Delphinia
• Alpha
• Bayou
• Kiley
• Marley
• Blakely
• Blake
• Denver
• Christa
• Lucida
• Jordan
• Barrett

Famous People Named Charley

• Charley Elizabeth Gilbert (b. 2013) daughter of actress Martha Madison and A.J. Gilbert
• Charley Nash daughter of youtuber and comedian Jason Nash

Charley in Pop Culture

• Charley Crowder a character in NIL by Lynne Matson
• Charley Davidson character in the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
• Charlotte "Charley" Pollard character in Doctor Who's Big Finish Audios
• Charley female duck in Disney's "The Million Dollar Duck," 1971 film