Girls' name · since 1931
Charlett
283 babies named Charlett in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 1969. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Yes -- Charlett is the #15127 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 283 recorded since 1931.
Social Security Administration records show Charlett recorded 283 times among girls since 1931, holding rank #15127 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #16,405 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,127 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 283 born since 1931
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlett ranks #16,405 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,127 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 283 born since 1931, peaking in the 1940s.
- #16,405 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,127 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 283
- born since 1931
- 1940s
- peak decade
Charlett's 283 recorded births place it above 77.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Charlett compares
283 44th percentile among 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
Charlett's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 283 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlett's SSA record in two at 1969 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 1939, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (1969)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Charlett by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (59 births, 21% of the file).
1940s was Charlett's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Charlett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
40 births
- 1960s
1960s
50 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 59 births (21% of all-time use).
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What to do with Charlett's data
- Charlett's decade-level peak was the 1940s (59 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Charlett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Charlett 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.