Recorded 1921–2000 Girls' name Peak 1968 1,106 births

Charletta — girls' name

1,106 babies named Charletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s121930s481940s871950s1881960s2001970s2601980s2051990s992000s7
1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Charletta was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

36 babies were named Charletta in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,106 babies named Charletta between 1921 and 2000, spanning 80 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charletta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 260 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Charletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Charletta in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charletta 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 1,106 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.

Charletta at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

1,106

Since 1921

80 years of records

Peak year

1968

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1921

Recorded for 80 years

Last year on file: 2000

Charletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1921

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1968)
36
Annual births at peak — across 80 years of records
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Charletta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
260 births that decade — 24% of Charletta's all-time total
1920s121930s481940s871950s1881960s2001970s2601980s2051990s992000s7

Charletta by state

Where Charletta concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Charletta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
14 1.3%
#2 Texas
6 0.5%
#3 Alabama
5 0.5%
#4 Ohio
5 0.5%
#5 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
Michigan share of Charletta's total US births 1.3%
Even split

14 of 1,106 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charletta?
1,106 babies have been named Charletta since 1921. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1968 with 36 births.
When was Charletta most popular?
Charletta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 260 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Charletta most popular?
The top states for the name Charletta are Michigan (14 births), Texas (6 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Charletta been used?
Charletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 80 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Charletta?
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, 1921–2000 (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.