Charlee

Charlee: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: English
Say it: CHAR-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

Charlee is a modern spelling variant of Charlie, from Charles. The underlying name comes through Germanic and means “free man.”

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How popular is Charlee?

2024248 per million US babies

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Babies named Charlee in 2024826

2024 rank#398 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188018,967

Charlee has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Charlee

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charliefree man · English
Charlifree man · English
Charleyfree man · English
Charleighfree man · English
Charlyfree man · Germanic
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English

Charlee questions

What does the name Charlee mean?

Charlee means "free man". It comes from English. Charlee is a modern spelling variant of Charlie, from Charles. The underlying name comes through Germanic and means “free man.”

Is Charlee a boy or girl name?

Charlee is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Charlee?

826 US babies were named Charlee in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Charlee?

Charlee is usually pronounced CHAR-lee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.