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UK boy's name

Charlie-Jay

For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.

Charlie-Jay is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Charlie-Jay popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #2813, with 7 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 15 births.

This profile covers 125 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 2005 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.

The latest count is about 47% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.

We estimate that about 124 living people in the UK are called Charlie-Jay. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.

Key insights

  • Charlie-Jay ranked #2813 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 7 registrations.
  • The name peaked in 2015, when 15 boys were registered as Charlie-Jay.
  • About 124 living people in the UK are estimated to have Charlie-Jay as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.

Latest rank (E&W)

#2813

2023

Births in 2023

7

Latest year

Peak year

2015

15 births

Estimated living

124

2026

Popularity

Charlie-Jay over time

The chart below shows babies named Charlie-Jay registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2005 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.

For Charlie-Jay, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 7 births in 2023, compared with 15 at the peak.

Babies born per year

Charlie-Jay
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Decades

Charlie-Jay by decade

Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Charlie-Jay was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.

Decade Average rank Total births Years covered
2020s #3422 16 3
2010s #2445 91 10
2000s #2867 18 3

Related

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FAQ

Charlie-Jay: questions and answers

How popular is the name Charlie-Jay in the UK right now?

In 2023, Charlie-Jay was ranked #2813 for boys in England and Wales, with 7 births registered.

When was Charlie-Jay most popular?

The peak year on record was 2015, with 15 babies registered as Charlie-Jay in England and Wales.

How many people are called Charlie-Jay in the UK?

A total of 125 babies have been registered as Charlie-Jay across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.

Which records is this page based on?

The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.