Around the world, 查理 (Charlie 
, Charley 
, Charlee ) is a widespread mostly masculine, but seldom female given name. The given name 查理 is characteristic of Malta, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom girly name, Philippines, and Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Philippines, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Very seldom, 查理 is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Charlie | United Kingdom, Australia, Philippines, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Charley, Charlee | Indonesia, United Kingdom, Australia, Philippines, United States |
| 查理 | China |
Carel, Carl, Carles, Carlo, Carlos, Carolus, Chali, Charel, Charleigh, Charles, Charlet, Charlez, Charli, Charly, Cherie, 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, קארוי,
查理 is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Charlie Chan , the fictional character; Charlie Brown , the character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz; Charlie Magne , the main protagonist of Hazbin Hotel; Charlie Weasley , character in Harry Potter and Charlie Swan , the character from the Twilight movie series, and in many other works.