Charlotte
Charlotte was given to 13,400 girls in 2025, #2 among girls’ names; 454,204 Americans have been recorded with it since 1880 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 320,000 Americans named Charlotte and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (70% of everyone recorded); the median is 13 years old and half are between 7 and 60.
Charlotte was given to 803 more girls in 2025 than in 2024, the #6 gain in babies among girls’ names.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Charlotte by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Charlotte mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Charlotte is “a female given name from French.”
From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
/ˈʃɑɹ.lət/
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Charlotte?
#2 among girls’ names, 2025
Charlotte rose from #9 in 2015 to #2 in 2025 among girls’ names; its share of girls born rose from 6.4 to 8.3 per 1,000.
13,408 babies in 2025, the peak
Charlotte peaked in 2025, when 13,408 babies were given it (13,400 girls, #2 among girls’ names). In 2024 it went to 12,597 girls.
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,400 | #2 | 8.3 |
| 2024 | 12,597 | #4 | 7.8 |
| 2023 | 12,638 | #3 | 7.9 |
| 2022 | 12,952 | #3 | 7.9 |
| 2021 | 13,368 | #3 | 8.1 |
| 2020 | 13,100 | #5 | 8.1 |
| 2019 | 13,239 | #6 | 7.9 |
| 2018 | 13,038 | #6 | 7.7 |
| 2017 | 12,969 | #7 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 13,118 | #7 | 7.4 |
Every recorded year (146)
| Year | Births | Rank | Per 1,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,415 | #9 | 6.4 |
| 2014 | 10,123 | #10 | 5.7 |
| 2013 | 9,314 | #11 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 7,483 | #19 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 6,431 | #27 | 3.7 |
| 2010 | 5,358 | #46 | 3.0 |
| 2009 | 4,191 | #68 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 3,671 | #86 | 1.9 |
| 2007 | 3,331 | #101 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 2,781 | #125 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 2,447 | #135 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | 1,994 | #170 | 1.1 |
| 2003 | 1,763 | #182 | 1.0 |
| 2002 | 1,604 | #204 | 0.89 |
| 2001 | 1,379 | #229 | 0.77 |
| 2000 | 1,105 | #289 | 0.61 |
| 1999 | 1,004 | #307 | 0.57 |
| 1998 | 997 | #304 | 0.56 |
| 1997 | 954 | #301 | 0.55 |
| 1996 | 946 | #302 | 0.54 |
| 1995 | 1,000 | #274 | 0.57 |
| 1994 | 942 | #291 | 0.53 |
| 1993 | 943 | #293 | 0.52 |
| 1992 | 964 | #286 | 0.52 |
| 1991 | 982 | #287 | 0.52 |
| 1990 | 964 | #287 | 0.51 |
| 1989 | 894 | #292 | 0.48 |
| 1988 | 863 | #288 | 0.48 |
| 1987 | 826 | #292 | 0.48 |
| 1986 | 860 | #286 | 0.50 |
| 1985 | 945 | #264 | 0.55 |
| 1984 | 790 | #304 | 0.47 |
| 1983 | 833 | #283 | 0.50 |
| 1982 | 794 | #308 | 0.47 |
| 1981 | 833 | #290 | 0.50 |
| 1980 | 848 | #292 | 0.51 |
| 1979 | 853 | #285 | 0.53 |
| 1978 | 828 | #278 | 0.54 |
| 1977 | 940 | #265 | 0.61 |
| 1976 | 957 | #245 | 0.65 |
| 1975 | 1,081 | #224 | 0.74 |
| 1974 | 1,251 | #204 | 0.85 |
| 1973 | 1,331 | #194 | 0.91 |
| 1972 | 1,535 | #187 | 1.0 |
| 1971 | 1,746 | #176 | 1.0 |
| 1970 | 1,991 | #166 | 1.1 |
| 1969 | 2,027 | #160 | 1.2 |
| 1968 | 2,002 | #163 | 1.2 |
| 1967 | 2,021 | #164 | 1.2 |
| 1966 | 2,301 | #151 | 1.4 |
| 1965 | 2,471 | #153 | 1.4 |
| 1964 | 2,422 | #158 | 1.3 |
| 1963 | 2,594 | #153 | 1.3 |
| 1962 | 2,678 | #154 | 1.4 |
| 1961 | 2,935 | #147 | 1.5 |
| 1960 | 2,781 | #151 | 1.4 |
| 1959 | 2,969 | #144 | 1.5 |
| 1958 | 3,015 | #140 | 1.5 |
| 1957 | 3,250 | #133 | 1.6 |
| 1956 | 3,274 | #133 | 1.6 |
| 1955 | 3,328 | #129 | 1.7 |
| 1954 | 3,760 | #113 | 1.9 |
| 1953 | 3,813 | #100 | 2.0 |
| 1952 | 4,204 | #89 | 2.3 |
| 1951 | 4,649 | #84 | 2.6 |
| 1950 | 4,735 | #80 | 2.8 |
| 1949 | 5,142 | #71 | 3.0 |
| 1948 | 5,164 | #69 | 3.0 |
| 1947 | 5,386 | #68 | 3.0 |
| 1946 | 4,970 | #64 | 3.2 |
| 1945 | 4,529 | #55 | 3.5 |
| 1944 | 4,928 | #50 | 3.7 |
| 1943 | 5,482 | #47 | 3.9 |
| 1942 | 5,022 | #51 | 3.7 |
| 1941 | 4,564 | #55 | 3.8 |
| 1940 | 4,291 | #55 | 3.8 |
| 1939 | 3,739 | #66 | 3.4 |
| 1938 | 3,626 | #70 | 3.3 |
| 1937 | 3,536 | #67 | 3.3 |
| 1936 | 3,555 | #61 | 3.4 |
| 1935 | 3,470 | #65 | 3.3 |
| 1934 | 3,434 | #72 | 3.3 |
| 1933 | 3,114 | #79 | 3.1 |
| 1932 | 3,363 | #74 | 3.2 |
| 1931 | 3,403 | #75 | 3.2 |
| 1930 | 3,406 | #75 | 3.0 |
| 1929 | 3,537 | #73 | 3.2 |
| 1928 | 3,475 | #72 | 3.0 |
| 1927 | 3,676 | #75 | 3.1 |
| 1926 | 3,512 | #78 | 3.0 |
| 1925 | 3,551 | #77 | 2.9 |
| 1924 | 3,612 | #80 | 2.9 |
| 1923 | 3,596 | #77 | 3.0 |
| 1922 | 3,582 | #76 | 3.0 |
| 1921 | 3,587 | #79 | 2.9 |
| 1920 | 3,624 | #79 | 3.0 |
| 1919 | 3,353 | #79 | 3.0 |
| 1918 | 3,373 | #78 | 2.9 |
| 1917 | 3,229 | #76 | 3.0 |
| 1916 | 2,995 | #80 | 2.9 |
| 1915 | 2,757 | #81 | 2.8 |
| 1914 | 2,007 | #88 | 2.6 |
| 1913 | 1,603 | #87 | 2.6 |
| 1912 | 1,375 | #91 | 2.5 |
| 1911 | 960 | #95 | 2.3 |
| 1910 | 896 | #99 | 2.3 |
| 1909 | 841 | #94 | 2.4 |
| 1908 | 766 | #98 | 2.3 |
| 1907 | 667 | #105 | 2.1 |
| 1906 | 619 | #103 | 2.1 |
| 1905 | 614 | #104 | 2.1 |
| 1904 | 554 | #110 | 2.0 |
| 1903 | 504 | #115 | 1.9 |
| 1902 | 524 | #114 | 2.0 |
| 1901 | 503 | #105 | 2.1 |
| 1900 | 602 | #110 | 2.0 |
| 1899 | 496 | #104 | 2.1 |
| 1898 | 569 | #105 | 2.2 |
| 1897 | 492 | #104 | 2.1 |
| 1896 | 492 | #103 | 2.1 |
| 1895 | 472 | #106 | 2.0 |
| 1894 | 484 | #100 | 2.2 |
| 1893 | 476 | #100 | 2.2 |
| 1892 | 486 | #98 | 2.3 |
| 1891 | 387 | #101 | 2.1 |
| 1890 | 417 | #99 | 2.2 |
| 1889 | 455 | #89 | 2.6 |
| 1888 | 464 | #88 | 2.6 |
| 1887 | 351 | #91 | 2.4 |
| 1886 | 368 | #94 | 2.5 |
| 1885 | 317 | #94 | 2.4 |
| 1884 | 344 | #86 | 2.7 |
| 1883 | 291 | #92 | 2.6 |
| 1882 | 257 | #100 | 2.4 |
| 1881 | 227 | #95 | 2.5 |
| 1880 | 237 | #91 | 2.6 |
Ranks and shares: girls’ names in each year’s SSA file; share of all girls SSA recorded that year.
Is Charlotte a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Charlotte has been given almost only to girls: 771 boys in 146 years of records.
Girls and boys named Charlotte: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Charlotte, and how old are they?
320,000 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 70% of the 454,204 Americans ever recorded as Charlotte. The median Charlotte alive today is 13 years old; half are between 7 and 60.
The 2020 Census counted 254,532 people named Charlotte (254,269 women and girls, 263 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 266,077 born in the U.S. The Census count is 4% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 22,700 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 53,800 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 22,300 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 14,000 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 46,100 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 160,000 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Charlotte born?
The states with the most babies named Charlotte are Texas, California and Florida, with 22% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, girls | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1,140 | #11 | 0.8× |
| California | 1,037 | #12 | 0.8× |
| Florida | 773 | #7 | 0.9× |
| New York | 664 | #5 | 0.9× |
| Pennsylvania | 560 | #1 | 1.0× |
| Ohio | 551 | #1 | 1.0× |
| Illinois | 500 | #2 | 1.0× |
| Virginia | 460 | #1 | 1.3× |
| North Carolina | 453 | #2 | 0.8× |
| Georgia | 438 | #2 | 0.9× |
Where Charlotte is more common than its national share predicts
Relative to its national share, Charlotte is most over-represented in Virginia: since 1910 it was given 1.3 times as often there as its national share each year would predict.
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among girls’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Charlotte with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 7 names spelled alike, given to 464,340 babies since 1880, Charlotte is the most given (98% of them). In 2025 it was given to 13,408 of their 13,522 babies (99%), again the most given.
| Name | Since 1880 | Births 2025 | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 454,204 | 13,408 | 2025 |
| Charlette | 4,360 | 72 | 1971 |
| Charolette | 3,536 | 42 | 1943 |
| Charletta | 1,106 | under 5 | 1968 |
| Charlotta | 966 | under 5 | 1967 |
| Charlottie | 110 | under 5 | 1887 |
| Charlytte | 58 | under 5 | 2020 |
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
More about Charlotte and names like it
- Compare Charlotte and CharletteBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2020sCharlotte peaked in 2025.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Charlotte since 1910.
- French namesWiktionary’s origin for Charlotte: every such name, by how often it is given.
- The top names of 2025The year the most babies were named Charlotte.
- The names of Generation AlphaMost people named Charlotte alive today were born 2013-2025.
- Names starting with CMost given first.