Charlie (given name)
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Charlie is a given name in English-speaking countries, usually a nickname for Charles.
Charlie was the 339th most popular name for boys born in the United States in 2007, the sixth most popular name for boys born in England and Wales in 2007, the 28th most popular name for boys born in Scotland in 2007, the 52nd most popular name for boys born in Ireland in 2007, the 28th most popular name for boys born in New South Wales, Australia in 2007 and the 67th most popular name for boys born in Sweden in 2007.
It is also in occasional use for girls, either as a nickname for Charlotte or Charlene, or on its own. Spelling variants for girls include Charlee, Charlie, or Charleigh, Charlye as well as Charley, which is also used for boys. It was the 779th most popular name for American girls born in 2007, while variant spelling Charlee was the 976th most popular name for American girls in 2007. It was among the top 100 names for girls born in England and Wales between 1999 and 2004.[1]
People with the name
- Charlie Adler, American voice actor and voice director
- Charlie Albright, American classical pianist
- Charlie Austin, English footballer
- Charlie Barnet (1913–1991), American jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader
- Charlie Barnett (disambiguation)
- Charlie Blackmon, American baseball player
- Charlie Brooker (born 1971), British journalist, television presenter and writer
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1987), British actor, filmmaker and composer
- Charlie Clements, British actor
- Charlie Cook, American journalist
- Charlie Daniels (born 1936), American singer, musician and songwriter
- Charlie Daniels (disambiguation)
- Charlie Davidson (born 1972), American football player
- Charlie Day, American comedian
- Charlie Dixon (disambiguation)
- Charlie Gallagher (association footballer) (born 1940), former Irish international football player
- Charlie Gallagher (Gaelic footballer) (1937–1989), Gaelic football player
- Charlie George, football player
- Charlie Haas, wrestler
- Charlie Hall (disambiguation)
- Charles Haughey, Irish Taoiseach
- Charlie Jackson (American football coach) (born 1976), American football coach
- Charlie Jackson (defensive back), American football player
- Charlie Kelly (businessman) (born 1945), American businessman and mountain bike pioneer
- Charlie Kelly (baseball), 1880s baseball player
- Charlie Kelly, former drummer with the rock group The Vaselines
- Charlie Kendall (born 1935), American football player
- Charles King (disambiguation)
- Charlie Manuel, baseball coach
- Charlie McCoy, (born 1941), American musician
- Charlie McDermott, American actor
- Charlie McDonnell, British YouTube vlogger
- Charlie Mills (harness racer), German harness racing driver and trainer
- Charlie Moore (disambiguation)
- Charlie Murphy (born 1959), American comedian
- Charlie Parker (1920-1955), American jazz saxophonist and composer
- Charlie Reid (disambiguation)
- Charlie Reiter, American professional association footballer
- Charlie Rich (1932–1995), American singer
- Charlie Rose, American television interviewer and journalist
- Charlie Phil Rosenberg ("Charles Green"), American world champion bantamweight boxer
- Charlie Scene, pseudonym of Jordon Terrell from the band Hollywood Undead
- Charlie Sheen (born 1965), American actor
- Charlie Simpson, British singer
- Charlie Stewart, British radio presenter
- Charlie Storwick (born 1998), Canadian singer
- Charlie Stubbs (American football) (born 1955), current head football coach at Nicholls State University
- Charlie Stubbs (footballer) (1920–1984), English footballer
- Charlie Swan (horse racing), National Hunt jockey
- Charlie Tuna (1944-2016), American radio and television personality
- Charlie or Charles Walker (disambiguation)
- Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones
- Charlie White (figure skater), American ice dancer, Olympic silver medalist and world silver medalist
- Charlie Wiggins, American racing driver
Fictional characters
- Charlie the Tuna, the cartoon mascot for StarKist Tuna
- Charlie (Street Fighter), in the Street Fighter video games
- Charlie (The Simpsons), on the television series The Simpsons
- Charlie Andrews (Heroes), 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
- Charlie Cotton, from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Charlie Cotton (2014 character), from the British soap opera EastEnders
- 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 (Two and a Half Men), from the television series Two and a Half Men
- Dr. Charlie Harris, from the 2012 television series Saving Hope
- 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 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 Pace, from the television series Lost
- Charlie Stubbs, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
- Charlie Swan (Twilight), 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's Angels: Full Throttle
- Charlie Weasley, in the Harry Potter novels
- Charlie the Unicorn, in a short film and viral video
- Charlie, a purple engine from the TV series Thomas and Friends
References
See also
- Charles
- Charli XCX, British singer