Name
CHARLES

Name CHARLES

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 2,881,075 births of Charles in the countries below, which represents an average of 20,289 births of children bearing the first name Charles per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 8,766 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Charles   
In Italiano Nome Charles   


Information about the first name Charles

We celebrate Charles on s November 4th, May 21st
The first name Charles is listed in our categories :The first name Charles has been assigned to:
99.69% to boys
0.31% to girls
The country where the first name Charles is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 7 letters including 2 vowels and 5 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Charles

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Charles : Cahrles, Charle's, Charlse, Cherlas, Rachel S, Scharel, Selchra

Charles in Japanese *

Romajichaaruzu
Katakanaチャールズ
Hiraganaちゃーるず
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Charles in sign language

Charles in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Charles

US English
Etymology src :
  • From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England.
Anagrams src :
  • Lachers, clasher, larches, raschel
Pronunciation src :
  • (General American) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑɹlz/, /t͡ʃɑ˞lz/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑːlz/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lz
Proper noun src :
  • Charles (countable and uncountable, plural Charleses)
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  • A surname originating as a patronymic.
  • A hamlet in East and West Buckland parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832).
  • A neighbourhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
  • Synonym of Floreana, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
  • diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chucky, Chas, Chaz, Chip
  • variants: Carroll, Cathal
  • feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Callie, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte
  • alternate derivation paths: Carlo, Carlos, Carl, Karl
  • adjectival forms: Carolean, Caroline
Proper noun (Statistics) src :
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Charles is the 548th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61,211 individuals. Charles is most common among Black (53.0%) individuals.
Proper noun (Synonyms) src :
  • Chas. (abbreviation)
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Common given name since the Middle Ages.
FR French
Etymology src :
  • From Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.
Old French
Etymology src :
  • See Charlon.
FR French
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁl/
Proper noun src :
  • Charles m
  • a male given name, equivalent to English Charles
Old French
Alternative forms src :
  • Carles
  • Karles
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaɾləs/
Proper noun src :
  • Charles m
  • nominative of Charlon
FR French
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Charlemagne
  • tu parles, Charles
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • → English: Charles
  • → Russian: Шарль (Šarlʹ)
  • → Chinese: 夏爾/夏尔 (Xià'ěr)
Old French
Proper noun (Descendants) src :
  • English: Charles
  • French: Charles
ES Spanish
Verb src :
  • charles
  • second-person singular present subjunctive of charlar
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from French Charles or English Charles. Doublet of Carlos.
Proper noun src :
  • Charles m
  • a male given name
SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
  • Charles c (genitive Charles)
  • a male given name borrowed from English and French
 

Popularity of the name Charles

Number of CHARLES births per year

Total births of Charles by country

Births with the first name Charles
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
2,417,546
8,234
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
243,117
226
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
72,711
410
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
37,449
18
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
31,664
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
16,119
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
15,389
36
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
10,034
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
7,290
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
5,386
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
5,030
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
3,626
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
2,724
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1,814
1
NONorway
1945 - 2022
671
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
614
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
394
0
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
168
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
107
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
98
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
75
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
54
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
46
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
20
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
4
0

Total births of Charles by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Charles
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
5,889
0
FRFrance
2022
792
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
639
0
QCQuebec
2022
408
1
AUAustralia
2022
313
0
ONOntario
2019
220
0
BEBelgium
2022
174
0
DEGermany
2022
51
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
49
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
47
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
38
0
SESweden
2022
38
0
ABAlberta
2022
37
0
IEIreland
2022
36
0
DKDenmark
2022
9
0
NONorway
2022
7
0
CLChili
2021
4
0
ITItaly
2021
4
0
PLPoland
2022
4
0
ATAustria
2021
3
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
2
0
ARArgentina
2015
1
0

Comments on the name Charles

Personalities with the first name Charles

There are 3256 personalities with the first name Charles


Charles Darwin
src

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Ethologist Carcinologist Geologist Beekeeper Botanist Entomologist Travel writer Explorer


Charlie Chaplin
(Charles Spencer Chaplin) src

United kingdom
Screenwriter Actor Composer Comedian Mime artist Film producer Film editor Film actor Autobiographer Film score composer Stage actor Film director


Charles Dickens
(Charles John Huffam Dickens) src

United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Writer Playwright Author Journalist Children's writer Novelist Social critic


Charles De Gaulle
(Charles André Joseph De Gaulle Maillot) src

France
Military personnel Politician Statesperson Memoirist Military theorist


Charles Baudelaire
(Charles-Pierre Baudelaire) src

France
Writer Poet Translator Author Art critic Literary critic Essayist


Le Corbusier
(Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris) src

Switzerland France
Photographer Writer Architect Urban planner Painter


Montesquieu
(Charles-Louis De Secondat) src

France
Judge Writer Lawyer Politician Historian Encyclopédistes Poet lawyer Sociologist Philosopher Novelist


Lewis Carroll
(Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) src

United kingdom United kingdom of great britain and ireland
Photographer Writer Poet Deacon Mathematician Autobiographer Diarist Children's writer Philosopher Novelist Logician


Arthur C. Clarke
(Arthur Charles Clarke) src

United kingdom Sri lanka
Scientist Screenwriter Engineer Inventor Novelist Explorer Science fiction writer


Napoléon Iii
(Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) src

France
Politician



There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Charles
Full list of personalities with the first name Charles

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Charles

There are 5783 actors and actresses with the first name Charles
Charles Crombez
Charles Vandervaart
Charles Fresse
Charles Vaillant
Charles Viktor Knak
Charles Thomas Allen
Charles Edward Korpics
Charles Cottier
Charles Boguer
Charles Mckeating
Charles Leek
Charles Babalola
Charles Emmanuel
Charles Lewis
Charles Chen
Charles Hixon
Charles Dewayne
Charles Martin Garcia
Charles Mead
Charles Cestari
Charles Mcknight
Charles Luu
Charles Reston
Charles Weigold Iii
Charles Zimmerman
Charles Jamison
Charles Di Meglio
Charles Mnene
Charles Chen
Charles Dustin Delacey

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Charles
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Charles

Rankings of first name CHARLES by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#12QC Quebec2022
#36BE Belgium2022
#50US United State of America2022
#53ON Ontario2019
#72AU Australia2022
#77BC British Columbia2022
#87FR France2022
#92GB United Kingdom2021
#104NZ New Zealand2022
#117AB Alberta2022
#160IE Ireland2022
#239CH Switzerland2021
#249SE Sweden2022
#383DK Denmark2022
#398NO Norway2022
#566CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#612PL Poland2022
#857DE Germany2022
#911CL Chili2021
#1169AT Austria2021
#1367AR Argentina2015
#1947IT Italy2021
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
#8911QC Quebec2022