What is Charlie short for?
Charlie is short for Charlotte and Charles. In 2025, 2,460 boys and 2,160 girls in the United States were given Charlie as their full name, with nothing longer behind it, according to Social Security records.
The names behind Charlie
Each count is the number of children given that name in the United States in 2025, from US Social Security records. A name given to fewer than five children in a year is left out of the published file.
Charlotte French origin
Charlie from Charlotte: spirited modern pick.
13,400 girls and 8 boys named Charlotte in 2025
Charles Germanic origin
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Charlie from Charles: the warm standard.
10 girls and 5,898 boys named Charles in 2025