Charly is an unconventional yet endearing name, derived from the French 'Charles'. It consists of four letters, starting with the hard sound 'ch' as in 'chat', followed by a soft 'ar' and ending with a clear 'y'. The name has been popularized in literature by C.S. Lewis's character Charlie Noyes in his 'The Chronicles of Narnia' series. While it is more commonly associated with males, there are no strict gender norms tied to this name.
The name Charly has seen significant fluctuations over time. It started with a low of only 5 births each year from the late 1800s to mid-1900s, except for a brief spike to 8 in 1917 and 7 in 1912. However, it began to gain popularity around the mid-to-late 1980s, with numbers ranging from 7 to 10 births per year. This trend continued into the 1990s and early 2000s, reaching as high as 58 births in 2004. Despite some fluctuations since then, Charly has maintained a consistent presence, with around 20-40 births per year from 2006 to 2023, totaling 1260 births over the entire period.