Boy · Name family
Charles
4,915,650births recorded
28Countries
17Variants
1944Peak · Montevideo (Uruguay)
#2Denmark 2025
Charles is a boy name family recorded 4,915,650 times in 28 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Denmark (#2 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1944, at 3,584.3 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Carlos (Argentina, Spain, Montevideo (Uruguay)), Karol (Poland).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Charles
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles | English | 2,447,135 | 🇺🇸 United States | #48 | 1880 | ▼ 9 % |
| Charles | English | 245,770 | 🇫🇷 France | #52 | 1900 | ▲ 79 % |
| Charles | English | 38,460 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #76 | 1918 | ▼ 38 % |
| Charles | English | 33,528 | 🏴 England & Wales | #119 | 1998 | ▼ 46 % |
| Charles | English | 16,531 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #15 | 2022 | ▶ 2 % |
| Charles | English | 6,935 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #84 | 1926 | ▼ 13 % |
| Carlos | Spanish | 843,543 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #138 | 1951 | ▼ 55 % |
| Carlos | Spanish | 309,076 | 🇺🇸 United States | #150 | 2001 | ▼ 21 % |
| Carlos | Spanish | 48,171 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #37 | 2002 | – |
| Carlos | Spanish | 32,560 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #68 | 1944 | ▼ 56 % |
| Carlos | Spanish | 14,517 | 🇨🇱 Chile | #48 | 1990 | – |
| Carlos | Spanish | 10,685 | 🇫🇷 France | #1572 | 1973 | ▶ 1 % |
| Carl | French | 508,017 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1132 | 1915 | ▼ 54 % |
| Carl | French | 9,000 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1033 | 1937 | ▼ 30 % |
| Carl | French | 7,998 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | – | 2023 | – |
| Carl | French | 6,828 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #91 | 2001 | ▼ 15 % |
| Carl | French | 5,620 | 🇫🇷 France | #742 | 1974 | ▼ 13 % |
| Carl | French | 4,218 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1980 | – |
| Karl | French | 101,751 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1585 | 1963 | ▼ 35 % |
| Karl | French | 10,670 | 🇫🇷 France | #603 | 1973 | ▼ 12 % |
| Karl | French | 4,543 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1989 | – |
| Karl | French | 3,790 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #155 | 1998 | ▼ 24 % |
| Karl | French | 3,515 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1217 | 1963 | ▲ 30 % |
| Karl | French | 2,755 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #607 | 1989 | ▼ 10 % |
| Karol | Polish | 61,488 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #39 | 2005 | ▼ 54 % |
| Karol | Polish | 1,437 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2005 | – |
| Karol | Polish | 827 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2141 | 2005 | ▼ 83 % |
| Karol | Polish | 600 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3657 | 2011 | ▼ 83 % |
| Karol | Polish | 393 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1979 | – |
| Karol | Polish | 315 | 🇫🇷 France | #2682 | 1937 | ▲ 154 % |
| Carroll | English | 35,431 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1934 | – |
| Carroll | English | 23 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1918 | – |
| Carlo | Italian | 16,000 | 🇺🇸 United States | #867 | 2025 | ▲ 114 % |
| Carlo | Italian | 1,875 | 🇫🇷 France | #2555 | 1971 | ▲ 154 % |
| Carlo | Italian | 1,532 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1517 | 1971 | ▼ 2 % |
| Carlo | Italian | 1,229 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #22 | 2025 | – |
| Carlo | Italian | 1,092 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #2059 | 1938 | ▼ 8 % |
| Carlo | Italian | 736 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1093 | 2019 | ▲ 23 % |
| Carrol | English | 6,067 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1930 | – |
| Carrol | English | 5 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1962 | – |
| Karel | French | 835 | 🇫🇷 France | #2607 | 2015 | ▼ 64 % |
| Karel | French | 816 | 🇨🇿 Czechia | #56 | 2010 | – |
| Karel | French | 782 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #739 | 1997 | ▲ 55 % |
| Karel | French | 606 | 🇺🇸 United States | #12008 | 2023 | ▼ 21 % |
| Karel | French | 337 | 🇨🇦 Québec | – | 1999 | – |
| Karel | French | 18 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2008 | – |
| Carles | Catalan | 1,855 | 🇪🇸 Catalonia | #234 | 1997 | ▼ 15 % |
| Carles | Catalan | 686 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1928 | – |
| Carles | Catalan | 115 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1942 | – |
| Carles | Catalan | 6 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 2012 | – |
| Karlos | Spanish | 2,018 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4707 | 1974 | ▼ 32 % |
| Karlos | Spanish | 24 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2015 | – |
| Karlos | Spanish | 10 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1997 | – |
| Karlo | Italian | 1,061 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3658 | 2010 | ▲ 120 % |
| Karlo | Italian | 320 | 🇩🇪 Germany (large cities) | #223 | 2024 | – |
| Karlo | Italian | 141 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #284 | 2024 | new |
| Karlo | Italian | 84 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #190 | 2024 | ▲ 69 % |
| Karlo | Italian | 64 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | – | 2024 | – |
| Karlo | Italian | 32 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2659 | 2025 | – |
| Karoly | French | 888 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | – | 2013 | – |
| Karoly | French | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1961 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Charles ↔ Carlos — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Carlo — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Carles — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Karl — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Carl — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Karol — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Karel — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Karoly — checked by hand
- Charles ↔ Karlo — checked by hand
- Karel ↔ Carrell — spelling variant
- Karel ↔ Carel — spelling variant
- Karel ↔ Carrel — spelling variant
- Carlos ↔ Karlos — spelling variant
- Karol ↔ Carroll — spelling variant
Questions about Charles
How popular is the name Charles?
In 2025 it ranked #2 in Denmark. Official registers record 4,915,650 births across 28 countries.
What is Charles in other languages?
Carlos (Spanish); Carl (French); Karl (French); Karol (Polish); Carroll (English); Carlo (Italian); Carrol (English); Karel (French); Carles (Catalan); Karlos (Spanish).
When was Charles most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1944, at 3,584.3 births per 100,000.
Is Charles a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Charles is a boy name.