All around the world, チャールズ (Charles 
, C. 
, Challis 
) is a prevalent male forename. The given name チャールズ is characteristic of the United States, where it is a common masculine name, France, and Tanzania (explore the name in all countries). Very seldom, チャールズ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Charles | Kenya, Nigeria, United States, Tanzania, France |
| C. | Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, United States, France |
| Challis | South Africa, Spain, United States, France, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| チャールズ | Japan |
A., Carel, Carl, Carles, Carlo, Carlos, Carolus, Charel, Charlet, Charley, Charlez, Charli, Charlie, Charly, Charlyne, Kaarle, Karel, Karl, Karlo, Karlová, Karol, Karolis, Károly, Siarl, Карай, Карал, Караль, Карел, Карл, Карла, Карлас, Карлес, Карло, Карлос, Карлуш, Карой, Карол, Каролис, Кароль, Каролюс, Чарлз, Чарли, Чарлс, Чарльз, Чарльз, Шарль, Чарлі, Шарл, Шарль, צ'ארלס, צ'רלי,
チャールズ is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Mr. Burns , the fictional character from The Simpsons franchise; Trip Tucker , the fictional character form Star Trek: Enterprise, Carpenter Street; Cable , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Deadpool 2; Charlie Chan , the fictional character and Charlie Brown , the character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz, and in many other works.