Recorded 1949–1987 Girls' name Peak 1981 70 births

Carlethia — girls' name

70 babies named Carlethia in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s51960s111970s231980s25
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Carlethia was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

9 babies were named Carlethia in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlethia

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Carlethia between 1949 and 1987, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlethia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlethia performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Carlethia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlethia 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 70 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.

Carlethia at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

70

Since 1949

39 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1949

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 1987

Carlethia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1949

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Carlethia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
25 births that decade — 36% of Carlethia's all-time total
1940s61950s51960s111970s231980s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlethia?
70 babies have been named Carlethia since 1949. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
When was Carlethia most popular?
Carlethia was most popular in the 1980s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Carlethia been used?
Carlethia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 39 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Carlethia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1949–1987 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.