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In all the world, Χαρίλαος (Charilaos , Harilaos , Χαρίλαος ) is a common boy's first name. The first name Χαρίλαος is characteristic of Greece, where it is a common masculine name, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare male name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Greece, the United States, and Cyprus. Also, Χαρίλαος is the last name as well as the forename.
Χαρίλαος is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Harilaos Makropoulos , the theatrical character in the play "A knight in our time" and Charilaos Vagenidis , the theatrical character in the play "The flower of Levante".