Charlie
Meaning and origin
From English Charlie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1872.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Charlie (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Charlie has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2013. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | – | 56 |
| 1999 | – | 57 |
| 2000 | – | 67 |
| 2001 | – | 64 |
| 2002 | – | 90 |
| 2003 | – | 92 |
| 2004 | 3 | 86 |
| 2005 | 3 | 124 |
| 2006 | 4 | 157 |
| 2007 | 4 | 212 |
| 2008 | 5 | 246 |
| 2009 | 13 | 393 |
| 2010 | 29 | 524 |
| 2011 | 34 | 559 |
| 2012 | 51 | 709 |
| 2013 | 62 | 711 |
| 2014 | 67 | 627 |
| 2015 | 70 | 658 |
| 2016 | 72 | 643 |
| 2017 | 58 | 544 |
| 2018 | 52 | 493 |
| 2019 | 45 | 442 |
| 2020 | 73 | 483 |
| 2021 | 51 | 437 |
| 2022 | 41 | 421 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 22 | 1,353 |
| 2000 | 24 | 1,418 |
| 2001 | 31 | 1,486 |
| 2002 | 35 | 1,585 |
| 2003 | 36 | 1,695 |
| 2004 | 41 | 1,780 |
| 2005 | 46 | 1,896 |
| 2006 | 55 | 2,052 |
| 2007 | 63 | 2,271 |
| 2008 | 76 | 2,542 |
| 2009 | 96 | 2,963 |
| 2010 | 130 | 3,491 |
| 2011 | 167 | 4,055 |
| 2012 | 223 | 4,781 |
| 2013 | 287 | 5,492 |
| 2014 | 357 | 6,120 |
| 2015 | 446 | 6,796 |
| 2016 | 545 | 7,445 |
| 2017 | 625 | 8,006 |
| 2018 | 686 | 8,503 |
| 2019 | 753 | 8,950 |
| 2020 | 835 | 9,436 |
Charlie in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Charlie.Hi! My name is Charlie.
- Charlie ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Charlie called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Charlie kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Charlie is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Charlies mamma är lärare.Charlie's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Charlies mamma is Charlie's mum.
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Questions about Charlie
How do you pronounce Charlie in Swedish?
In IPA, Charlie is /ˈɕɑːɭɪ/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it in your device's Swedish voice.
What does the name Charlie mean?
From English Charlie. First recorded as a Swedish name in 1872.
How popular is Charlie in Sweden?
462 babies were named Charlie in 2022. In 2020, 10,271 people in Sweden had Charlie as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 2013 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.