US rank #4116 Girls' name Peak 2024 1,060 births

Sharlotte — #4116 US girls' name

1,060 babies named Sharlotte in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s321940s1511950s1851960s1461970s1221980s661990s312000s452010s1672020s115
#4116
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Sharlotte was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

35 babies were named Sharlotte in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sharlotte

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,060 babies named Sharlotte between 1930 and 2024, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sharlotte currently holds the #4116 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sharlotte performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 185 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sharlotte shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sharlotte in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sharlotte 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 1,060 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.

Sharlotte at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,060

Since 1930

95 years of records

Peak year

2024

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#4,116

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1930

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sharlotte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1930

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
35
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
010203040 202420142003198319731963195319431930 5

Sharlotte by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
185 births that decade — 17% of Sharlotte's all-time total
1930s321940s1511950s1851960s1461970s1221980s661990s312000s452010s1672020s115

Sharlotte by state

Where Sharlotte concentrates geographically — total births since 1930

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sharlotte
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
68 6.4%
#2 Florida
10 0.9%
#3 California
6 0.6%
#4 New York
5 0.5%
Texas share of Sharlotte's total US births 6.4%
Even split

68 of 1,060 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlotte?
1,060 babies have been named Sharlotte since 1930. It currently ranks #4116 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 35 births.
When was Sharlotte most popular?
Sharlotte was most popular in the 1950s decade with 185 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sharlotte most popular?
The top states for the name Sharlotte are Texas (68 births), Florida (10 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Sharlotte been used?
Sharlotte has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 95 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sharlotte?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sharon, Shannon, Shawna, Shari, 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, 1930–2024 (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.