Girls' name · since 1930

Sharlotte

Sharlotte has 1,094 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#7,054 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,191 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,094
born since 1930
1950s
peak decade

Sharlotte currently ranks #4191 among girls' names in America, with 1,094 babies recorded since 1930.

Social Security Administration records show Sharlotte recorded 1,094 times among girls since 1930, holding rank #4191 nationally today, ahead of 76% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 2025.

  • #7,054 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,191 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,094 born since 1930
  • 1950s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlotte ranks #7,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,094 born since 1930, peaking in the 1950s.

#7,054 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,191 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,094
born since 1930
1950s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.7%
Sharlotte vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sharlotte's 1,094 recorded births place it above 90.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Sharlotte compares

1,094 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 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

Sharlotte's all-time total is 191% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sharlotte Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,094 376 567,345
Peak-year births 35 21 19,840

Sharlotte's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sharlotte splits its recorded history at 1975: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sharlotte popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
35
Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
010203040 193019451955196519751986200520162025 34

Sharlotte by decade

1950s is the heaviest window (185 births, 17% of the file).

1950s was Sharlotte's strongest decade.

185 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.

Sharlotte births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 185 births (17% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Sharlotte compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sharlotte's total volume

Sharlotte vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%10%20%30% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -23, 9.7%-30, 9.7%-24, 7.9%-146, 7.3%-33, 8.1%-48, 4.7%-26, 7.8%-52, 5.8%-112, 5.4%-31, 8.1%-77, 6.7%-111, 5.6%-24, 8.3%-26, 6.6%-8, 28%Sharlotte-96, 3.2%Sharlotte
Sharlotte vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

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
75 6.9%
#2 Florida
10 0.9%
#3 California
6 0.5%
#4 New York
5 0.5%
Texas share of Sharlotte's total US births 6.9%
Even split

75 of 1,094 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sharlotte?
Since 1930, Social Security records show 1,094 babies named Sharlotte. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #7,054 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,191 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 35 births.
Where does Sharlotte sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sharlotte ranks #7,054 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,191 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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 (75 births), Florida (10 births), California (6 births).
How long has the name Sharlotte been used?
Records for Sharlotte go back to 1930, giving 96 years of history through 2025.
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.

What to do with Sharlotte's data

  • Sharlotte's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (185 total births) through the 2020s (149) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Sharlottes (75 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sharlotte

Nearby Names Like Sharlotte

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sharlotte

Names with a similar popularity rank to Sharlotte

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sharlotte: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1930–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Sharlotte 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 August 2026.