Charlize

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Girl

Average rank #2,064 across 2 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Southern African, Afrikaans

Feminine form of Charles using the popular Afrikaans name suffix ize. This name was popularized by South African actress Charlize Theron (1975-), who was named after her father Charles, meaning "From the Germanic name Karl, which was derived from a Germanic word meaning "man". However, an alternative theory states that it is derived from the common Germanic name element hari meaning "army, warrior"."

How popular is Charlize?

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

#2,658

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

#1,469

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales, ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland, ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia, ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

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