US rank #2794 Girls' name Peak 2023 2,419 births

Carlota — #2794 US girls' name

2,419 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.

1880s131890s541900s1071910s2361920s3511930s2151940s1911950s1261960s1211970s1411980s1091990s822000s1032010s2892020s281
#2794
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 84% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Carlota was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

66 babies were named Carlota in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Carlota

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,419 babies named Carlota between 1887 and 2024, spanning 138 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Carlota currently holds the #2794 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Carlota performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 351 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Carlota shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 661 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Carlota in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Carlota in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,419 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Carlota at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,419

Since 1887

138 years of records

Peak year

2023

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#2,794

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1887

Recorded for 138 years

Last year on file: 2024

Carlota popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1887

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
66
Annual births at peak — across 138 years of records
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Carlota by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
351 births that decade — 15% of Carlota's all-time total
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Carlota by state

Where Carlota concentrates geographically — total births since 1887

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Carlota
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
661 27.3%
#2 Florida
252 10.4%
#3 California
167 6.9%
#4 New Mexico
114 4.7%
#5 Arizona
23 1.0%
#6 Georgia
5 0.2%
Texas share of Carlota's total US births 27.3%
Even split

661 of 2,419 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Carlota?
2,419 babies have been named Carlota since 1887. It currently ranks #2794 among girls. The peak year was 2023 with 66 births.
When was Carlota most popular?
Carlota was most popular in the 1920s decade with 351 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Carlota most popular?
The top states for the name Carlota are Texas (661 births), Florida (252 births), California (167 births).
How long has the name Carlota been used?
Carlota has been recorded in Social Security data since 1887, spanning 138 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Carlota?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Carol, Carolyn, Carrie, Caroline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1887–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.