Recorded 1880–2000 Girls' name Peak 1967 966 births

Charlotta — girls' name

966 babies named Charlotta in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s221890s51900s191910s461920s951930s821940s1141950s1611960s1741970s1321980s781990s322000s6
1960s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Charlotta was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

26 babies were named Charlotta in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Charlotta

The Social Security Administration has registered 966 babies named Charlotta between 1880 and 2000, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Charlotta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2000. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Charlotta performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Charlotta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Charlotta in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Charlotta 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 966 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.

Charlotta at a glance

Last recorded 2000

Total births

966

Since 1880

121 years of records

Peak year

1967

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2000

Active since

1880

Recorded for 121 years

Last year on file: 2000

Charlotta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–1880

Last recorded 2000
Peak year (1967)
26
Annual births at peak — across 121 years of records
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Charlotta by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
174 births that decade — 18% of Charlotta's all-time total
1880s221890s51900s191910s461920s951930s821940s1141950s1611960s1741970s1321980s781990s322000s6

Charlotta by state

Where Charlotta concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Charlotta
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 0.6%
#2 Ohio
5 0.5%
Texas share of Charlotta's total US births 0.6%
Even split

6 of 966 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Charlotta?
966 babies have been named Charlotta since 1880. It was last recorded in 2000. The peak year was 1967 with 26 births.
When was Charlotta most popular?
Charlotta was most popular in the 1960s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Charlotta most popular?
The top states for the name Charlotta are Texas (6 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Charlotta been used?
Charlotta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 121 years of data through 2000.
What names are similar to Charlotta?
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, 1880–2000 (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.