MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Charles mean?
Charles comes through French from the Germanic name Karl. Its older noun denoted a man or free man and became a royal personal name across Europe.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चार्ल्स
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Charles in Indian usage
2,827 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 260 |
| 1960s | 407 |
| 1970s | 511 |
| 1980s | 948 |
| 1990s | 560 |
| Other decades | 141 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Kerala | 1,012 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 578 |
| Meghalaya | 561 |
| Goa | 248 |
| Puducherry | 213 |
| Other states | 215 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Charles / M | 437 | 119 |
| Scotland | Charles / M | 12 | 298 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Charles ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Charles; Table_6, C124 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Charles; Table_6, C124
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Charles; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Charles; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy