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Charlie vs Levi

Charlie and Levicompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Charlie was ranked #12 and Levi #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Charlie was ranked #8 and Levi #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2023, Charlie was ranked #9 and Levi #28 among boys in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Charlie was ranked #13 and Levi #83 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Charlie was ranked #17 and Levi #109 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Charlie was ranked #19 and Levi #130 among boys in Scotland.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Charlie was ranked #211 and Levi #86 among boys in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Charlie was ranked #270 and Levi #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2000, Charlie was ranked #282 and Levi #282 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Charlie was ranked #837 and Levi #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Charlie and Levi over time

Charlie and Levi appear together in 7 published lists, across 177 years of shared records. Charlie held the stronger position in more years in 6 of them, Levi in 1.

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

Charlie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, Levi in 2. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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 2012, Charlie moved ahead of Levi in New Zealand · Boys — #27 and #23 the year before became #20 and #32.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Charlie and Levi changed places 7 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 2004 and 2025, ending at #12 and #8.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Charlie and Levi averaged 15.2 places apart, ending at #12 and #8.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Charlie #8 in 2024, Levi #8 in 2025.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Charlie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Levi in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #4 in 2012, Levi #109 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Charlie #17, Levi #109.

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024

    Charlie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Levi in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #88 in 1999, Levi #473 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Charlie #837, Levi #3318.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025

    Charlie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Levi in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #5 in 2022, Levi #83 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #13, Levi #83.

  • Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1990–2025

    Charlie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Levi in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #189 in 2017, Levi #65 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #211, Levi #86.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1999–2024

    Charlie held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Levi in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #3 in 2013, Levi #63 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Charlie #8, Levi #84.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys21 shared years, 2004–2025

    Charlie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Levi in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #8 in 2024, Levi #8 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Charlie #12, Levi #8.

  • New Zealand · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2023

    Charlie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Levi in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Charlie #6 in 2021, Levi #22 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2012: Charlie moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #27 and #23; by 2012 that had become #20 and #32.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Charlie #9, Levi #28.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Charlie

Pairs where Charlie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Levi

Pairs where Levi shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Charlie, Levi
FieldCharlieLevi
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningA diminutive of Charles, ultimately interpreted as 'man' or, by an alternative theory, 'army'.Possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain.
OriginEnglish, via Germanic KarlBiblical Hebrew
Pronunciation/ˈtʃɑːli//ˈliːvaɪ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #12 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Charlie is recorded with a English, via Germanic Karl origin, while Levi is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin.
  • Charlie and Levi both have 2 syllables.
  • Charlie's recorded meaning differs from Levi's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Charlie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #12 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys