Given name
Charlize
“a small, strong woman”
Charlize is a variant of Charla. In English use, Charla carries the interpretation “a small, strong woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Charlize 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 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Charlize through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,682
- 0 boys · 5,682 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 436 babies
- 2025
- 65
- #2,658 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 65 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,658 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 436 in 2004. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,634 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.
Charlize’s family of names
Charlize has a related form in Charla. In English usage, Charlize has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Шарлиз.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Charlize
- Charlize TheronSouth African and American actress (born 1975)
- Charlize AndrewsAustralian water polo playerborn 2001
- Charlize van ZylSouth African chess playerborn 1999
- Charlize van der WesthuizenSouth African former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowlerborn 1984
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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