Charlize

Charlize: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: French
Say it: shar-LEEZ · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Charlize is a French-influenced feminine form related to Charles. It is especially associated with South African actress Charlize Theron; the underlying name Charles comes from Germanic Karl.

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How popular is Charlize?

202422.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Charlize in 202474

2024 rank#2,449 girls

Peak year2004

Total US babies since 18805,617

Charlize is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.

Names like Charlize

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French
Claireclear, bright · French
Nataliebirthday of the Lord · French
Madelineof Magdala · French
Carolinefree woman · French
Allisonnoble kind · French

Charlize questions

What does the name Charlize mean?

Charlize means "free man". It comes from French. Charlize is a French-influenced feminine form related to Charles. It is especially associated with South African actress Charlize Theron; the underlying name Charles comes from Germanic Karl.

Is Charlize a boy or girl name?

Charlize is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Charlize?

74 US babies were named Charlize in 2024. Its peak year was 2004.

How do you pronounce Charlize?

Charlize is usually pronounced shar-LEEZ.

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.