Carleta — girls' name

What the Data Says About Carleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Carleta between 1928 and 1984, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carleta performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Carleta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carleta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 176 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.