Charli

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A few things about Charli you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Charli

Charli D'Amelio

American social media personality (born 2004)

Choose Charli and your child shares a first name with Charli D'Amelio, an American social media personality. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Charli, like who?” Charli D'Amelio's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,693 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Charli, 597 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Charli would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryCharli first shows up in US birth records in 1975, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 50 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #364.
• 📈Then vs nowCharli is 9.9× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 26,738 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 2,693.
• 🍂TrendCharli has slipped 77 places over the last five years and now sits at #496. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedCharli is most popular in Oklahoma, where it ranks #206, followed by Idaho (#244) and Louisiana (#271). It's in the top 1,000 in 35 states.
• 💬MeaningCharli is an English form of Charlie, which means “free”. Our records link it to English and German roots.

About the name Charli

Charli is a girl name of English and German origin meaning “free”. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-rli”. US birth records list Charli for girls from 1975 to 2025, in 51 of those 51 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #364 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #496, with 597 babies.

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