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Charley vs Codie

Charley and Codiecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Charley was ranked #189 and Codie #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2012, Charley was ranked #273 and Codie #403 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2014, Charley was ranked #550 and Codie #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Charley was ranked #582 and Codie #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Charley was ranked #2443 and Codie #1322 among boys in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Charley was ranked #1672 and Codie #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Charley and Codie over time

Charley and Codie appear together in 4 published lists, across 79 years of shared records. Charley held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Codie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2004, Charley moved ahead of Codie in Northern Ireland · Girls — #185 and #173 the year before became #183 and #316.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Charley held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Codie in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Charley #263 in 1998, Codie #699 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2023: Codie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1469 and #1781; by 2023 that had become #2160 and #1071.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Charley #2443, Codie #1322.

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19962024

    Charley held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Codie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Charley #146 in 1999, Codie #324 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Charley #1672, Codie #4843.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20002011

    Charley held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Codie in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Charley #115 in 2007, Codie #173 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2004: Charley moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #185 and #173; by 2004 that had become #183 and #316.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Charley #189, Codie #444.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19972009

    Charley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Codie in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Charley #286 in 2007, Codie #413 in 2000.

    The order changed in 2001: Charley moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #536 and #413; by 2001 that had become #335 and #498.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Charley #582, Codie #742.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Charley, Codie
FieldCharleyCodie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Charley and Codie both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Charley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #307 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1999–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Codie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2011

    Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls