Between 2016 and 2022, this mixed first name increased by 92% among boys and 174% among girls. Its rise should continue in 2024, according to L’Officiel des Noms!
We now know a little more about the 2024 first name trends. If we are to believe The Official First Names, these are the short first names, the first names of grandfather and grandmother, the first names of heroes or even the first names ending in “A”. But that’s not all ! Still according to the work by Stéphanie Rapoport and Claire Tabarly Perrin, mixed first names are also popular with young parents this year.
After the success of Camille and Éden, it’s a brand new name suitable for girls and boys which is enjoying dazzling success: it’s Charlie. On the feminine side, it is already in the top 20 of the most given first names this year (it is more precisely in 16th place). On the male side, it is growing strongly and could well experience the same fate as among girls (it is currently already worn by at least 15,000 boys).
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A dazzling success!
Between 2016 and 2022, i.e. in just 6 years, the attributions of this first name jumped by 174% among girls (from 620 to 1700 attributions) and by 92% among boys (from 400 to 770 attributions). A strong increase which certainly did not fail in 2023 and which should explode in 2024! It was during the 1910s that the first name Charlie arrived in France. It is then largely reserved for boys. It was not until the mid-1950s that it became mixed and was also worn by girls. In 2013, for the first time, girls named Charlie dethroned boys of the same name. A trend that has continued ever since. The gap even seems to be widening, confirming for good the feminization of the first name.
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Charlie is a derivative of Charles, itself originating from “karl”, which means “strength” in German. The first name bears its meaning well since, over time, it has always had a significant impact on History, as proven by the director Charlie Chaplin, the newspaper Charlie Hebdogame books Where is Charlie ?the film Charlie and the chocolate factorythe comic strip Charlie Brown, the singer Charlie Winston, the drummer Charlie Watts, the actor Charlie Sheen and the composer Charlie Parker.
What is the character of the Charlies?
Girls with the name Charlie are blessed with a cheerful temperament. Sociable and extroverted, they are not afraid to talk to people and communicate openly. A quality that can sometimes become a flaw when they become passionate about a project that is close to their heart, sometimes to the point of becoming a bit tyrannical. Because when they believe in it, the Charlies give everything and leave nothing to chance. Demanding and ambitious, they like to take on challenges and achieve their goals, putting all the odds on their side. On the heart side, they have equally high expectations, which make them rather selective people.
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Boys with the first name Charlie are neat, conscientious and attentive individuals on a daily basis. So they tend to be good students in class (and later in the office). But their attention to detail and rigor sometimes take precedence over their empathy, which can make them harsh and harsh professionally and emotionally. Like his female counterpart, the male Charlie loves challenges! Known for his joie de vivre, he is very cheerful and intrepid. Far from being idle, he is a real powerhouse and never misses an opportunity to go out, chat and learn.
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