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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.
USA baby name statistics

Origins

The name Charley is very likely a(n) German variant of the name Charles. See other suggested German baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Charles.

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.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Charley to be: A smart and loyal person

In one word, you might describe Charley as a(n) "loyal" person.

See other "loyal" names for boys and girls.

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Famous persons

See the meaning of Charles for names of some famous persons with the name Charley or Charles (or their variants).
Christopher (6)
Christian (23)
Caleb (35)
Cameron (39)
Connor (47)
Charles (58)
Cole (71)
Cody (73)
Chase (80)
Carter (97)
Cobby
Caile
Cotey
Carl
Connie
Carrey
Cirbi
Caiden
Craege
Coalbi
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Popular German boy names

Boy names that sound like Charley
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Chloe (24)
Courtney (102)
Caitlin (128)
Cheyenne (135)
Cassidy (141)
Cassandra (142)
Crystal (158)
Chelsea (176)
Charlotte (178)
Carly (189)
Cassandera
Celicia
Casandra
Charitey
Chandal
Chaylea
Cassity
Charty
Charmein
Celek
Girl names of similar style (Everlasting)

Girl names which give the impression of someone who's 'loyal'

Popular German girl names

Girl names that sound like Charley
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