| [ 2 syll. (c)har-lie, ch-arl-ie ] The girl name Charlie is also used, and more frequently so, as a boy name. It is pronounced CHAARLiy KEY. Charlie has its origins in the Germanic language and it is used largely in English. Charlie is a pet form (English) of the English and French Charlene. Charlie is also a pet form (English) of the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Charlotte. Charlie is somewhat popular as a baby girl name. The name has been increasing in popularity since the 2000s. At the modest height of its usage in 2007, 0.018% of baby girls were named Charlie. It had a ranking of #779 then. In 2007, within the family of girl names directly related to Charlie, the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Charlotte was the most commonly used. It was more widely used than Charlie by 9 times in that year. Charlie has mainly been a boy name in the last century. There were 2 times more boys than girls who were named Charlie in 2006. Baby names that sound like Charlie include the English names Charley, Charly, Charell, Charelle, Charla, Charlette, Charyl, Cherell, Cherelle, Cherill, Cherryl, Cheryle, Charle, and Cheryll. KEY: Pronunciation for Charlie: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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