Charley has been given to about 35,321 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Charley ranks 760th among American unisexs in 2025, with 443 born that year. Its best year was 2014, when 719 babies were given the name, ranking 489th. The typical living American called Charley is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Idaho, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.