Charle
Charle is a Finnish, French and Swedish masculine given name and nickname that is an alternate form of Charles as well as an English feminine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Scarlet and Scarlett. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Meaning & Origin of Charle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charle is a Finnish, French and Swedish masculine given name and nickname that is an alternate form of Charles as well as an English feminine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Scarlet and Scarlett. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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The Story of Charle
As a girl name
Charle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1944, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 9 Charles were born — ranking #10,690 that year. As of 2026, Charle ranks #16,210 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 132 Charles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Charle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1883, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1962, when 27 Charles were born — ranking #1,515 that year. As of 2026, Charle ranks #12,230 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 929 Charles have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Charle
Charle is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 929 births in the dataset. Charle's peak popularity came in 1962 when it ranked #1,515. Use the chart and map above to compare Charle's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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