Girls' name · since 1887
Carlota
2,460 babies named Carlota in U.S. Social Security records since 1887, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,649 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carlota currently ranks #3649 among girls' names in America, with 2,460 babies recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlota has been recorded 2,460 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #3649 nationally and more common than 79% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #4,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,649 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,460 born since 1887
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Carlota ranks #4,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,649 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,460 born since 1887, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,093 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,649 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,460
- born since 1887
- 1920s
- peak decade
Carlota's 2,460 recorded births place it above 94.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Carlota compares
2,460 Top 20% higher than 80% 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
Carlota's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Carlota | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,460 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 66 | 21 | 19,840 |
Carlota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Carlota's SSA record in two at 1957 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 66, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Carlota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Carlota by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (351 births, 14% of the file).
1920s was Carlota's strongest decade.
351 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 14% of all-time use.
Carlota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 13
1880s
13 births
- 1890s 54
1890s
54 births
- 1900s 107
1900s
107 births
- 1910s
1910s
236 births
- 1920s
1920s
351 births
- 1930s
1930s
215 births
- 1940s
1940s
191 births
- 1950s 126
1950s
126 births
- 1960s 121
1960s
121 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 109
1980s
109 births
- 1990s 82
1990s
82 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s
2010s
289 births
- 2020s
2020s
322 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 351 births (14% of all-time use).
How Carlota 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 Carlota's total volume
Carlota by state
Where Carlota concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 672 | 27.3% |
| #2 | Florida | | 265 | 10.8% |
| #3 | California | | 167 | 6.8% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 114 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 23 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
672 of 2,460 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Carlota's data
- Carlota's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (351 total births) through the 2020s (322) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Carlotas (672 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Carlota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Carlota 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.