Recorded 1940–1953 Girls' name Peak 1941 48 births

Scharlotte — girls' name

48 babies named Scharlotte in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s301950s18
1940s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Scharlotte was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

8 babies were named Scharlotte in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Scharlotte

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Scharlotte between 1940 and 1953, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Scharlotte currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Scharlotte performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Scharlotte shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Scharlotte 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 48 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.

Scharlotte at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

48

Since 1940

14 years of records

Peak year

1941

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1940

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1953

Scharlotte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1940

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1941)
8
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Scharlotte by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
30 births that decade — 63% of Scharlotte's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Scharlotte?
48 babies have been named Scharlotte since 1940. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1941 with 8 births.
When was Scharlotte most popular?
Scharlotte was most popular in the 1940s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Scharlotte been used?
Scharlotte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 14 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Scharlotte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Schuyler, Schyler, Scherry, Scheryl, 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, 1940–1953 (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.