Girls' name · since 1914
Carletta
Carletta has 3,060 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,060
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carletta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 3,060 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Carletta recorded 3,060 times among girls since 1914, 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 1914 to 2022.
- #3,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,060 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carletta ranks #3,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,060 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,060
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carletta's 3,060 recorded births place it above 95.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Carletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carletta's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 98, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2022
- Peak year (1970)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Carletta by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (625 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Carletta's strongest decade.
625 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Carletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 48
1910s
48 births
- 1920s 114
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 163
1930s
163 births
- 1940s
1940s
313 births
- 1950s
1950s
620 births
- 1960s
1960s
625 births
- 1970s
1970s
623 births
- 1980s
1980s
351 births
- 1990s 157
1990s
157 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 625 births (20% of all-time use).
How Carletta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Carletta's total volume
Carletta by state
Where Carletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 173 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 2.4% |
| #3 | California | | 55 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 44 | 1.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 43 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Texas | | 38 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 29 | 0.9% |
173 of 3,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Carletta appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carletta's data
- Carletta's decade-level peak was the 1960s (625 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Carlettas (173 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1914–2022 (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 Carletta 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.