Charly

Charly: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “free man”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: CHAR-lee · 2 syllables
Used for: Both (66% girls, 34% boys since 1880)

Variant spelling of Charlie, from Charles, ultimately from Germanic karl 'man, free man.' Charly is also used in French-speaking contexts as a given name.

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How popular is Charly?

202436.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Charly in 2024120

2024 rank#2,264 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18803,768

Charly has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Charly

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Charliefree man · English
Charleefree man · English
Charlifree man · English
Charleyfree man · English
Charleighfree man · English
Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
Emoryindustrious ruler · Germanic
Frankiefree one · Germanic

Charly questions

What does the name Charly mean?

Charly means "free man". It comes from Germanic. Variant spelling of Charlie, from Charles, ultimately from Germanic karl 'man, free man.' Charly is also used in French-speaking contexts as a given name.

Is Charly a boy or girl name?

Charly is used for both: about 66% of US babies named Charly since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Charly?

120 US babies were named Charly in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Charly?

Charly 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.