Recorded 1948–1963 Girls' name Peak 1948 20 births

Caroletta — girls' name

20 babies named Caroletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s101960s5
1950s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Caroletta was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

5 babies were named Caroletta in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Caroletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Caroletta between 1948 and 1963, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Caroletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Caroletta performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Caroletta shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Caroletta 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 20 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.

Caroletta at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

20

Since 1948

16 years of records

Peak year

1948

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1948

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 1963

Caroletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1948

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1948)
5
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
5 1963195819561948 5

Caroletta by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 50% of Caroletta's all-time total
1940s51950s101960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Caroletta?
20 babies have been named Caroletta since 1948. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1948 with 5 births.
When was Caroletta most popular?
Caroletta was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Caroletta been used?
Caroletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 16 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Caroletta?
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.

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, 1948–1963 (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.