Charli
Charli is a Spanish masculine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Carlos as well as an English unisex given name and nickname that is a feminine form of Charlie and a diminutive form of Charles and Charline. It may also derive from Charlotte. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Charli
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Charli is a Spanish masculine given name and nickname that is a diminutive form of Carlos as well as an English unisex given name and nickname that is a feminine form of Charlie and a diminutive form of Charles and Charline. It may also derive from Charlotte. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Charli
The earliest SSA record of Charli as a baby girl name dates back to 1975, when 7 babies received it. 2021 was its biggest year on record, with 845 newborns named Charli — #364 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Charli on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Charli ranks #520 for baby girls with 586 births, holding steady (-3%). All told, over 12K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Charli
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Charli. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Caleigh
- Cali
- Calleigh
- Callie
- Cari
- Carla
- Carlee
- Carlene
- Carley
- Carli
- Carlie
- Carly
- Carlyn
- Carol
- Carolina
- Caroline
- Carolyn
- Carrie
- Carrol
- Carry
- Caryl
- Charla
- Charlee
- Charleen
- Charleigh
- Charlene
- Charley
- Charlie
- Charlotte
- Charly
- Ina
- Kali
- Kalie
- Kallie
- Karla
- Karlee
- Karlene
- Karli
- Karlie
- Karly
- Karol
- Karolyn
- Karrie
- Lina
- Lottie
- Sharla
- Sharleen
- Sharlene
- Tottie
- Totty
Names that sound like Charli
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About the name Charli
Charli is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1975 and has accumulated 12K births in the dataset. Charli's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #364. Use the chart and map above to compare Charli'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.