Meaning 
The name Charlie 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, Charlie is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 377 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Charlie rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 32 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 274 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Charlie in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Charlie and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Charlie: 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 Charlie 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 Charlie 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 Charlie to be: A smart and loyal personIn one word, you might describe Charlie as a(n) " loyal" person. See other "loyal" names for boys and girls.
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