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Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Mostly girls · Variation of Charlie, English diminutive of Charlotte, French "free man"
Charlee
“free man”
Say it CHAR-leePronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Charlee.
US birth records for 2025 list 750 girls named Charlee (rank #417) and 19 boys named Charlee (rank #5,071).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 796 in 2024 to 750 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 32 in 2024 to 19 in 2025.
A little perspective
How popular is Charlee?
Girls · 2025#417750 recorded births
Boys · 2025#5,07119 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 5,071 | 19 |
| 2025 | Girls | 417 | 750 |
| 2024 | Boys | 3,534 | 32 |
| 2024 | Girls | 398 | 796 |
| 2023 | Boys | 3,237 | 37 |
| 2023 | Girls | 358 | 852 |
| 2022 | Boys | 3,704 | 30 |
| 2022 | Girls | 346 | 924 |
| 2021 | Boys | 3,193 | 37 |
| 2021 | Girls | 272 | 1,153 |
| 2020 | Boys | 3,281 | 34 |
| 2020 | Girls | 275 | 1,138 |
| 2019 | Boys | 4,249 | 24 |
| 2019 | Girls | 280 | 1,172 |
| 2018 | Boys | 4,959 | 19 |
| 2018 | Girls | 288 | 1,150 |
| 2017 | Boys | 4,495 | 22 |
| 2017 | Girls | 279 | 1,161 |
| 2016 | Boys | 4,500 | 22 |
| 2016 | Girls | 297 | 1,101 |
| 2015 | Boys | 5,092 | 18 |
| 2015 | Girls | 282 | 1,131 |
| 2014 | Boys | 4,415 | 22 |
| 2014 | Girls | 314 | 1,056 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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