Girls' name · since 1928
Carleta
176 babies named Carleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carleta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 176 have been recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carleta has been recorded 176 times among girls since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1984.
- #21,107 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 176 born since 1928
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carleta ranks #21,107 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 176 born since 1928, peaking in the 1930s.
- #21,107 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 176
- born since 1928
- 1930s
- peak decade
Carleta's 176 recorded births place it above 70.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carleta splits its recorded history at 1954: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1935 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1984
- Peak year (1935)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Carleta by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (46 births, 26% of the file).
1930s was Carleta's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Carleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
46 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s
1950s
35 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 8
1980s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 46 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Carleta's decade-level peak was the 1930s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carleta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~56 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1928–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Carleta draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.