Recorded 1956–1990 Girls' name Peak 1974 112 births

Karletta — girls' name

112 babies named Karletta in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s351970s381980s281990s6
1970s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Karletta was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

12 babies were named Karletta in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Karletta

The Social Security Administration has registered 112 babies named Karletta between 1956 and 1990, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Karletta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Karletta performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Karletta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Karletta 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 112 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.

Karletta at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

112

Since 1956

35 years of records

Peak year

1974

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1956

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1990

Karletta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1956

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1974)
12
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
468101214 1990198419791973196819631956 5

Karletta by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
38 births that decade — 34% of Karletta's all-time total
1950s51960s351970s381980s281990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Karletta?
112 babies have been named Karletta since 1956. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1974 with 12 births.
When was Karletta most popular?
Karletta was most popular in the 1970s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
How long has the name Karletta been used?
Karletta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 35 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Karletta?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Karen, Kara, Karla, Karina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–1990 (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.