Girls' name · since 1914
Carlita
1,385 babies named Carlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,385
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlita currently ranks #15046 among girls' names in America, with 1,385 babies recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Carlita recorded 1,385 times among girls since 1914, holding rank #15046 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #6,007 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,046 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,385 born since 1914
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlita ranks #6,007 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,046 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,385 born since 1914, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,007 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,046 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,385
- born since 1914
- 1970s
- peak decade
Carlita's 1,385 recorded births place it above 91.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Michigan.
How Carlita compares
1,385 Top 27% higher than 73% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Carlita's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,385 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carlita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Carlita splits its recorded history at 1972: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1918 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1985 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Carlita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1985)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Carlita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (334 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Carlita's strongest decade.
334 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Carlita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 38
1920s
38 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 84
1940s
84 births
- 1950s
1950s
143 births
- 1960s
1960s
191 births
- 1970s
1970s
334 births
- 1980s
1980s
213 births
- 1990s
1990s
149 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 334 births (24% of all-time use).
How Carlita 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 Carlita's total volume
Carlita by state
Where Carlita concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #3 | District of Columbia | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
10 of 1,385 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Carlita's data
- Carlita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (334 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Carlitas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Carlita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1985)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Carlita 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.