Recorded 1943–1994 Girls' name Peak 1985 433 births

Charlita — girls' name

433 babies named Charlita in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s581960s981970s1371980s1061990s19
1970s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Charlita was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

19 babies were named Charlita in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlita

The Social Security Administration has registered 433 babies named Charlita between 1943 and 1994, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 137 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Charlita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlita 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 433 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.

Charlita at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

433

Since 1943

52 years of records

Peak year

1985

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1943

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1994

Charlita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1943

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1985)
19
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 19941986198019741968196219551943 7

Charlita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
137 births that decade — 32% of Charlita's all-time total
1940s151950s581960s981970s1371980s1061990s19

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlita?
433 babies have been named Charlita since 1943. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1985 with 19 births.
When was Charlita most popular?
Charlita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 137 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Charlita been used?
Charlita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 52 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Charlita?
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, 1943–1994 (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.