Girls' name · since 1942
Carlette
1,019 babies named Carlette in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,019
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carlette is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,019 have been recorded since 1942.
Social Security Administration records show Carlette recorded 1,019 times among girls since 1942, 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 1942 to 1998.
- #7,417 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,019 born since 1942
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlette ranks #7,417 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,019 born since 1942, peaking in the 1960s.
- #7,417 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,019
- born since 1942
- 1960s
- peak decade
Carlette's 1,019 recorded births place it above 89.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Louisiana.
Carlette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlette's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1998
- Peak year (1966)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Carlette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (354 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Carlette's strongest decade.
354 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Carlette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 79
1940s
79 births
- 1950s
1950s
194 births
- 1960s
1960s
354 births
- 1970s
1970s
222 births
- 1980s 122
1980s
122 births
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 354 births (35% of all-time use).
How Carlette 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 Carlette's total volume
Carlette by state
Where Carlette concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 46 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 23 | 2.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #4 | California | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 8 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.5% |
46 of 1,019 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Carlette appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Carlette's data
- Carlette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (354 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Carlettes (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana 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 Carlette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
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, 1942–1998 (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 Carlette 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.