Charley \ch(ar)-ley\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name Charley), is a variant of Charles (Old German), and the meaning of Charley is "free man".

The baby name Charley sounds like Charly and Charlie. Other similar baby names are Carley, Carly, Charls, Charlot, Chesley, Corley, Curley, Earley, Farley, Harley, Marley, Shanley, Thorley, Warley and Yarley.