Total births
58
Girls' name · since 1953
Karlette
58 babies named Karlette in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9665
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 1953
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
58 babies have been named Karlette since 1953, making it today's #9665 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Karlette recorded 58 times among girls since 1953, holding rank #9665 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2024.
- #9665 among girls today
- 58 born since 1953
- 2020s peak decade
- 45% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Karlette is currently the #9665 girls' name in America, more common than 45% of girls - 58 born since 1953, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9665
- among girls today
- 58
- born since 1953
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 45%
- more common than other girls
Karlette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9665
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 45% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
26% of everyone ever named Karlette was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
10 babies were named Karlette in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Karlette compares
58 17th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Karlette's all-time total is 85% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Karlette | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 58 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Karlette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Karlette splits its recorded history at 1970: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Karlette at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#9,665
Active since
1953
Karlette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
Karlette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Karlette's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Karlette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
- 1970s
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 15 births (26% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Karlette? ▼
Since 1953, Social Security records show 58 babies named Karlette. Today it holds rank #9665 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 10 births.
When was Karlette most popular? ▼
Karlette was most popular in the 2020s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Karlette been used? ▼
Records for Karlette go back to 1953, giving 72 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Karlette? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Karlette
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Karla Girl
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Karina Girl
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Kari Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1953–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Karlette: #9665 Girls' Name - 58 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/karlette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Karlette 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 June 2026.