Given name
Charlee
“a small, strong woman”
Charlee is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charlee is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charlee through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 19,749
- 481 boys · 19,268 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 1,196 babies
- 2025
- 769
- #417 for girls · #5,071 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −21%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 750 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 417 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 21.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,172 in 2019. It also appeared in 19 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (70). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 12,443 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Charlee’s family of names
Charlee has a related form in Charles. In English usage, Charlee has a related form in Charlie. Charlee has a related form in Charla.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Charlee
- Charlee MinkinAmerican judokaborn 1981
- Charlee FraserAustralian modelborn 1995
- Charlee AdamsEnglish footballer (born 1995)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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