Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1948

Carlotta

Meaning From Italian Carlotta, an equivalent of Charlotte Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,086 Trend ↑ Rising 87%

From Italian Carlotta, an equivalent of Charlotte.

Rank 2025
#4,086
among girls · ↓848 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Carlotta · -29% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1948
255 babies
All-time total
6,462
#2,188 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Carlotta popularity over time

6,462 babies have been named Carlotta since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1948Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 69 7 – #616
1890s 81 8 +17% #790
1900s 87 9 +7% #1,103
1910s 244 24 +180% #1,044
1920s 322 32 +32% #1,280
1930s 400 40 +24% #882
1940s 1,225 123 +206% #515
1950s 1,286 129 +5% #636
1960s 872 87 -32% #994
1970s 787 79 -10% #1,047
1980s 366 37 -53% #2,159
1990s 213 21 -42% #3,154
2000s 130 13 -39% #6,116
2010s 160 16 +23% #5,546
2020s (to 2025) 220 37 +129% #3,238

Where Carlotta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 39 0.02 outside top 500
2027 43 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 53 0.03 outside top 500

Where Carlotta is most popular

Girls named Carlotta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.024 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Texas, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Carlotta born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 52 0.122 +411%
Texas 37 0.046 +93%
Georgia 6 0.026 +11%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -8%
California 12 0.014 -40%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Carlotta

Carlotta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,086 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,462 American babies have been named Carlotta. Its peak came in 1948, when 255 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1940s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Carlotta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Carlotta?

The median living Carlotta is about 62 years old; half are between 47 and 74. An estimated 4,600 people named Carlotta are alive in the United States today.

median 62 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Carlotta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 35 #4,086
2024 49 #3,238
2023 31 #4,479
2022 45 #3,486
2021 33 #4,264
2020 27 #4,784
2019 17 #6,777
2018 18 #6,577
2017 23 #5,546
2016 16 #7,324
2015 17 #7,040
2014 16 #7,382
2013 10 #10,416
2012 11 #9,851
2011 20 #6,387
2010 12 #9,346
2009 6 #15,617
2008 17 #7,480
2007 11 #10,261
2006 14 #8,325
2005 8 #12,039
2004 14 #7,914
2003 19 #6,116
2002 10 #9,625
2001 14 #7,389
2000 17 #6,262
1995 15 #6,013
1990 29 #3,635
1985 48 #2,177
1980 47 #2,159
1975 97 #1,193
1970 108 #1,094
1965 61 #1,408
1960 117 #994
1955 129 #854
1950 180 #636
1945 66 #942
1940 53 #980
1935 35 #1,204
1930 31 #1,373
1925 34 #1,382
1920 35 #1,315
1915 22 #1,580
1910 16 #1,119
1905 11 #1,172
1900 12 #1,116
1895 8 #1,212
1890 – –
1885 5 #1,067
1880 6 #757

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Carlotta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Carlotta?

The median living Carlotta is about 62 years old. Half of all living Carlottas are between 47 and 74 years old.

How many people named Carlotta are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Carlotta are alive in the United States, based on 6,462 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Carlotta mean?

From Italian Carlotta, an equivalent of Charlotte.

How popular is the name Carlotta in 2025?

Carlotta ranked #4,086 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Carlotta?

6,462 babies have been named Carlotta in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Carlotta most popular?

Carlotta peaked in 1948, when 255 newborns received the name.

Is Carlotta a boy or girl name?

Carlotta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Carlotta rising or falling?

Carlotta is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Carlotta become more popular?

Carlotta is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 53 girls named Carlotta in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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