Names / Unisex names
Charley
Current rank
#1,827
holding steady
All-time peak
#59
in 1880
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
35,300
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #59 in 1880 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Charley first shows up in American naming records in 1880, where it reads as a unisex name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It crested in 1880 at #59. Across all years, more than 35,300 children have been named this.