Girls' name · since 1956
Carlett
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 33 babies named Carlett, peaking in 1962. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #39,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
33 girls have been named Carlett since 1956, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlett has been recorded 33 times among girls since 1956, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 1984.
- #39,757 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 33 born since 1956
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlett ranks #39,757 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 33 born since 1956, peaking in the 1960s.
- #39,757 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 33
- born since 1956
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carlett's 33 recorded births place it above 44.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Carlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlett's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1984
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Carlett by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Carlett's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Carlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (52% of all-time use).
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What to do with Carlett's data
- Carlett's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Carlett: 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 (~28 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, 1956–1984 (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 Carlett 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.