Girls' name · since 1928
Carletha
Carletha has 488 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 488
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carletha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 488 recorded since 1928.
Social Security Administration records show Carletha recorded 488 times among girls since 1928, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1999.
- #12,023 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 488 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carletha ranks #12,023 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 488 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,023 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 488
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carletha's 488 recorded births place it above 83.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Carletha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carletha's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carletha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1999
- Peak year (1962)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Carletha by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (130 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Carletha's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Carletha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s
1960s
130 births
- 1970s
1970s
118 births
- 1980s
1980s
75 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 130 births (27% of all-time use).
Carletha by state
Where Carletha concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 488 births nationwide.
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What to do with Carletha's data
- Carletha's decade-level peak was the 1960s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Carlethas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Carletha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~71 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, 1928–1999 (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 Carletha 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.