Recorded 1915–2018 Girls' name Peak 1965 657 births

Charlet — girls' name

657 babies named Charlet in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s221920s371930s351940s1121950s1291960s1061970s761980s461990s122000s232010s59
1950s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Charlet was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

22 babies were named Charlet in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlet

The Social Security Administration has registered 657 babies named Charlet between 1915 and 2018, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlet currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlet performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 129 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Charlet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlet 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 657 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.

Charlet at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

657

Since 1915

104 years of records

Peak year

1965

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1915

Recorded for 104 years

Last year on file: 2018

Charlet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1915

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1965)
22
Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
0510152025 201820031982197119611951194019221915 5

Charlet by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
129 births that decade — 20% of Charlet's all-time total
1910s221920s371930s351940s1121950s1291960s1061970s761980s461990s122000s232010s59

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlet?
657 babies have been named Charlet since 1915. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1965 with 22 births.
When was Charlet most popular?
Charlet was most popular in the 1950s decade with 129 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Charlet been used?
Charlet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 104 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Charlet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, 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, 1915–2018 (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.