Girls' name · since 1915
Charlette
Charlette has 4,360 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,360
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
4,360 babies have been named Charlette since 1915, making it today's #2463 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Charlette recorded 4,360 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #2463 nationally today, ahead of 86% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #2,816 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,463 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,360 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlette ranks #2,816 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,463 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,360 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,816 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,463 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,360
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlette's 4,360 recorded births place it above 96.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Charlette compares
4,360 Top 15% higher than 85% of 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
Charlette's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Charlette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,360 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 85 | 21 | 19,840 |
Charlette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Charlette's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1971 peak of 85, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Charlette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 85
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Charlette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (685 births, 16% of the file).
1960s was Charlette's strongest decade.
685 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Charlette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 25
1910s
25 births
- 1920s 96
1920s
96 births
- 1930s 152
1930s
152 births
- 1940s
1940s
454 births
- 1950s
1950s
516 births
- 1960s
1960s
685 births
- 1970s
1970s
626 births
- 1980s
1980s
369 births
- 1990s 226
1990s
226 births
- 2000s 194
2000s
194 births
- 2010s
2010s
615 births
- 2020s
2020s
402 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 685 births (16% of all-time use).
How Charlette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Charlette's total volume
Charlette by state
Where Charlette concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 288 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 207 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 94 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 78 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 66 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 62 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 39 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 34 | 0.8% |
288 of 4,360 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Charlette appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Charlette's data
- Charlette's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (685 total births) through the 2020s (402) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Charlettes (288 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Charlette
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Charlette 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.