Holding steady.
Popularity of Charels since 1915
Babies named Charels per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1956, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Charels's real moment was 1916.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 31 |
| 1930s | 6 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 28 |
| 1960s | 13 |
| 1970s | 17 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Charels is a very rare variant spelling of Charles, first recorded in the United States in 1915. Its peak year of usage was 1916, after which it appeared sporadically in Social Security records, never reaching substantial numbers. The name follows a stable trajectory, with no recent revival. Top states for this name are not recorded due to its rarity. Charels likely emerged from phonetic respelling or clerical variation of the well-established name Charles, which has Germanic origins meaning 'free man' and has been a staple in European royalty and English-speaking cultures for centuries.
Charels is an uncommon variant spelling of Charles. Charles comes from the Germanic word *karlaz meaning 'free man', adopted into Latin as Carolus and Old French as Charles. It was introduced to England by the Norman Conquest and became a royal name, borne by several kings of England, Scotland, and France. This respelling Charels likely arose through phonetic spelling or clerical error.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Charlie, Chuck, Charley
Sibling names for Charels
Names that share Charels's style, for a brother or sister.
