Charles

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Learn about the name Charles. See how popular Charles is in countries all over the world and whether it is used as a girls name or a boys name. Discover what Charles means in other languages and if it has any negative meanings.

Contents

  1. How do you pronounce Charles?
  2. How popular is the name Charles?
  3. What does Charles mean?
  4. In what countries is Charles popular?
  5. Is Charles a girls name?
  6. Is Charles a boys name?
  7. What ethnicity is the name Charles?
  8. What are similar names to Charles?
  9. What words does Charles rhyme with?

How to pronouce, type, and say Charles

See how to say, spell, type, and pronounce Charles.

How to pronouce Charles

Charles ARPAbet pronounciation: CH AA1 R L Z

Charles IPA pronounciation: ˈʧɑrəlz

How to spell and type Charles

Charles in readable ASCII: charles

Charles in hex: charles

What does Charles rhyme with?

English words that rhyme with Charles.

The name Charles rhymes with:

carl's carles carls charles' charls
gnarls karl's karls sarles snarls

What does the name Charles mean?

Literal translations for the name Charles.

What does Charles mean in English?

Charles n 1: King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles IX}] 2: King of France who began his reign with most of northern France under English control; after the intervention of Jeanne d'Arc the French were able to defeat the English and end the Hundred Years' War (1403-1461) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles VII}] 3: as Charles II he was Holy Roman Emperor and as Charles I he was king of France (823-877) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II}, {Charles I}, {Charles the Bald}] 4: King of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles II}] 5: son of James I who was King of England and Scotland and Ireland; was deposed and executed by Oliver Cromwell (1600-1649) [syn: {Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles Stuart}] 6: the eldest son of Elizabeth II and heir to the English throne (born in 1948) [syn: {Charles}, {Prince Charles}] 7: French physicist and author of Charles's law which anticipated Gay-Lussac's law (1746-1823) [syn: {Charles}, {Jacques Charles}, {Jacques Alexandre Cesar Charles}] 8: king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814) [syn: {Charlemagne}, {Carolus}, {Charles}, {Charles I}, {Charles the Great}] 9: a river in eastern Massachusetts that empties into Boston Harbor and that separates Cambridge from Boston [syn: {Charles}, {Charles River}]

Where is the name Charles popular?

See what countries the name Charles is most popular in.

Can Charles be a girls name?

See where Charles is used as a girls name.

Charles is sometimes used as a girls name in the following countries:

Can Charles be a boys name?

See where Charles is used as a boys name.

Charles popularity by country

See how popular Charles is for boys or girls in 9 country data sets.

How popular is Charles in Canada as a boys name?
In 2018 Charles was the 48th most popular boys name in Canada.

Charles boys name rank in Canada

How popular is Charles in France as a boys name?
In 2018 Charles was the 102nd most popular boys name in France.

Charles boys name rank in France

How popular is Charles in United States as a boys name?
In 2018 Charles was the 52nd most popular boys name in United States.

Charles boys name rank in United States

How popular is Charles in Australia as a boys name?
In 2019 Charles was the 82nd most popular boys name in Australia.

Charles boys name rank in Australia

How popular is Charles in New Zealand as a boys name?
In 2019 Charles was the 83rd most popular boys name in New Zealand.

Charles boys name rank in New Zealand

How popular is Charles in Belgium as a boys name?
In 2017 Charles was the 79th most popular boys name in Belgium.

Charles boys name rank in Belgium

How popular is Charles in Ireland as a boys name?
In 2009 Charles was the 99th most popular boys name in Ireland.

Charles boys name rank in Ireland

How popular is Charles in United States as a girls name?
In 1975 Charles was the 965th most popular girls name in United States.

Charles girls name rank in United States

How popular is Charles in United Kingdom as a boys name?
In 2018 Charles was the 81st most popular boys name in United Kingdom.

Charles boys name rank in United Kingdom

What ethnicity is the name Charles?

Global data on the ethnicity of the name Charles.

What ethnicity is someone with the name Charles likely to be?

  • Charles has a 0.64% chance of being East Asian
  • Charles has a 0.19% chance of being Japanese
  • Charles has a 0.47% chance of being South Asian
  • Charles has a 0.38% chance of being African
  • Charles has a 0.09% chance of being Muslim
  • Charles has a 87.62% chance of being British
  • Charles has a 0.08% chance of being Eastern European
  • Charles has a 1.77% chance of being Jewish
  • Charles has a 6.59% chance of being French
  • Charles has a 0.12% chance of being Germanic
  • Charles has a 1.21% chance of being Hispanic
  • Charles has a 0.73% chance of being Italian
  • Charles has a 0.12% chance of being Nordic

Charles Probabilities

Gender, generation, birth year, and other predictions for the name Charles.

What is the most common profile of a person named Charles

Someone with the name Charles was most likely born in 1953.

Someone with the name Charles is most likely to be male.

Someone with the name Charles is most likely from this generation: Baby Boomers.

What names are similar to the name Charles?

Find similar names to Charles.