DH and I really love [name_m]Charles[/name_m] with nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for our lil guy coming soon. But we’ve noticed that a lot of the baby girls around us are also being named [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. In fact, it’s in the top ten girl names of our province for the last two years. We’re now getting a little worried that he may be the [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] or [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] of his generation, not that there is anything wrong with that. We’re just worried about teasing.
Is [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] too feminine for a boy now? I really dislike [name_m]Chuck[/name_m] and [name_m]Chas[/name_m]…and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] seems so cute, and he can grow into [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. But now we’re concerned about its popularity, especially amongst the little girls he will be going to school with.
Has [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] gone to the girls? is it even an issue or are we overthinking it?
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is 100% masculine to me. I have asked my son and his friends about this subject matter. They feel that the girls are the ones that are walking around with the boy names and it shouldn’t concern the boys. I personally adore [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], it is on my short list. I have only known males with the name.
As to worrying about it becoming the next [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] and [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], I do not see an issue with either of those names. I have known more males named [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] than females and a few males named [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] (although females named [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] did out number them by a lot). The males I knew had no issues with teasing related to their names.
I can’t imagine [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] becoming more of a girl name than a boy name, ugh!!! ”Personally, I hope the giving boy names to girls trend passes very quickly. I think it probably will. And I think lovemysweeties’ son is exactly right.
I don’t get the idea that boy names are somehow stronger, more adventurous or spunky than girl names. I was an adventurous, outdoorsy, tomboy myself as a child and my girl name never stopped me!
I would not hestitate to use [name_m]Charles[/name_m], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. It has always been and will always be a great & handsome male name in my opinion.
I’m so tired of this question. Names do not go to the girls unless parents stop using them for boys. The idea that [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], a diminutive of one of the most timeless and classic names in the English-speaking world, could ever be perceived as too feminine for a boy is absurd. Please vanquish this fear that giving your son a name that is also used for girls will make him feminine. You say the idea of your son sharing a name with girls doesn’t bother you, but the rest of your post and the fact that you felt the need to ask this question at all says otherwise.
I think [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is still safely masculine. My bestie was thinking [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a boy just recently, now we are thinking it for a girl. I think it might be heading toward feminine, clearly it works for girls, it’s unisex though not like how [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] seems so feminine in the states, still see it on boys in the uk … But not as commonly and it has been quite taken over… Something to consider if it does go to the girls that in 100 years looking back people might comment how it used to be unisex and before that mostly boys. I think it’s hard to ever be 100% one of my kids has a name that’s technically unisex but you’d be hard pressed to find anyone with it from the opposite gender anymore. A hundred years ago the person my child is named for was the same gender as my child and the name worked then but before that it was used much more for the opposite gender. Names are fairly fluid. But you could always go with [name_m]Charles[/name_m] like you said and call him
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and I wouldnt worry.
I only personally know three Charlies; two boys and a girl. And every other [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] I know of is a boy, so I think of it as a masculine name, and I think its likely to stay that way, given the ages of the Charlies I know.
Because [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a girl originated as a nickname for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], I don’t think it is an issue. As [name_u]Sam[/name_u] is common for girls as a nickname for [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], no one would consider a boy named [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] called [name_u]Sam[/name_u] to have a feminine name at all. I do not like [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] on a girl anyways
I don’t think it’s an issue at all since most kids called [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] — both boys and girls — aren’t actually named [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. As long as he has the option of going by [name_m]Charles[/name_m] (or a different nickname) later in life, then no problem. As mentioned by a previous poster, it’s like the new [name_u]Sam[/name_u] or [name_u]Alex[/name_u] or [name_u]Pat[/name_u].
If you like [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], use [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. As southern.maple said, using a feminine or unisex nickname won’t make your son seem any more feminine to other children than he would be if his name was [name_m]John[/name_m], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] or whatever else you could name him. It’s a ridiculous concern; honestly, I think you’re over thinking it. I know a woman having a baby [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] who she plans to call [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], but see no problem with her daughter or your son being called [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. To quote dinosaursroar, names are pretty fluid nowadays.
… definitely not. I won’t lecture you on feminisation politics because it seems everyone has and your question is perfectly valid.
But I feel like I know at least 10 boys named [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (many my age or older, 18+, but lots younger) and maybe 1/2 girls. That’s just where I live though.
I don’t think she thinks it is a problem that Charlie is used for girls, or that Charlie would make her son feminine. What I understood is that she is worried because Charlie is becoming extremely popular for girls where she lives, and then when people will read Charlie on the paper they might think the kid is a girl, not a boy. It is not a big deal, but I know of a boy named Camille (I know several boys named Camille actually) and he is tired of hearing “Oh, I was expecting a girl, sorry”, and tired of getting letter for Mrs XXX Camille. It’s probably tiring to explain and justify your identity for years.
She also wants to know if her kid might get teased or no, because he will probably be in class with a lot of Charlies (g) from what I understand. I would not like my kid to be called “she” all his life or get teased (same if I had a girl, I would not like her to be called “he”, just because she would not be a “he”). Once again, I think she is more worried about her son getting tired of people’s reactions and correcting those people, not him being too feminine.
I’m personnaly way more tired of “Atlas for a girl?”, “Zephyr for a girl”, etc.
My opinion is that Charlie is not too feminine to be used on a boy. Not at all. I would not use a feminine name for a boy or a masculine name for a girl, but Charlie is not a problem and I’m sure your little boy will not get teased. Charlie may not be as manly as other names like Hunter or Archer, but is it really a problem? Boys don’t have to be manly. Soft masculine names for boys and strong feminine names for girls are definitely not a bad thing.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is neither ‘all boy’ nor ‘too feminine for a boy’. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] can be short for [name_m]Charles[/name_m] or [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_u]Sam[/name_u] can be short for [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] or [name_f]Samantha[/name_f]. [name_u]Alex[/name_u] can be short for [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] or [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f].
Although [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is also given as a full name for a boy, same as [name_u]Sam[/name_u] and [name_u]Alex[/name_u]. More so [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] was ranked #5 in 2015 in Europe.
I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a Boy and am really getting sick of only meeting Female Charlies (although they tend to be lovely people!)! Please bring another [name_m]Charles[/name_m] Nicknamed [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] into the World!
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] is perfectly usable for a boy.
Europe doesn’t have combined name statistics. It was ranked at No. 5 in [name_f]England[/name_f] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m] in 2014 though (I don’t believe the 2015 data has been released yet).
The date was not clear. And, yes, it is for [name_m]Wales[/name_m] and [name_f]England[/name_f]. I apologize for the misinformation. It still does not change the fact I was pointing out.