Meaning 
The name Charley has the following meaning: One who is manly and strong/a free man. The English term "churl" meaning "serf" derives from the same root. Has been a household favourite ever since the era of the Emperor Charlemagne, and in fact a popular royal name in many European countries, including England.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Charley is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Charley in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Charley and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Charley: Boys - Emmet, Everett, Otho, Watt, Wilburn, Girls - Adelaide, Adelia, Adelle, Adline, Alberta, Allar, Arleth, Arminda, Arminta, Berdie, Bernardine, Both genders - Bertha, Emma, Gertrude
Variants 
The name Charley is a variant of Charles. Other popular variants of the name Charles are: Carel (Polish), Carl (Scandinavian), Carlo (Italian), Carlos (Portuguese), Carlus (Irish), Carrol (French), Carroll (German), Caryl, Chad, Charlea, Charlee (German), Charleigh, Charley, Charli (German), Charlie (English), Charlot (French), Charls (German), Charlton, Charly, Chars (German), Chas (English), Chay, Chaz (English), Chazz, Chick, Chip, Cholly, Chuck (English), Kaarle (Finnish), Kale (Hawaiian), Karel (Dutch), Karl (Scandinavian), Karol (Polish), Karoly (Hungarian), Searlas (Irish Gaelic), Siarl (Welsh), Tearlach (Gaelic), Xarles (Basque)
Style 
We think the name Charley should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Charley to be: A smart and loyal personIn one word, you might describe Charley as a(n) " loyal" person. See other "loyal" names for boys and girls.
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