Girls' name · since 1920
Charlot
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Charlot, peaking in 1955. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlot sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 145 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Charlot recorded 145 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1920 to 1972.
- #23,105 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1920
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlot ranks #23,105 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1920, peaking in the 1960s.
- #23,105 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1920
- 1960s
- peak decade
Charlot's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Charlot's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Charlot splits its recorded history at 1948: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1955 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Charlot popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1972
- Peak year (1955)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1972.
145 total births across 53 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1955 with 9 births in a single year.
Charlot by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (33 births, 23% of the file).
1960s was Charlot's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Charlot births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 33 births (23% of all-time use).
Charlot decade highlights
- Peak decade 33 births
- Runner-up 30 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Charlot's data
- Charlot's decade-level peak was the 1960s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1970s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Charlot: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1955)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1920–1972 (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 Charlot 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.
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