Charlotta: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

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	22	2	–	#848
1890s	5	1	-77%	#1,633
1900s	19	2	+280%	#1,454
1910s	46	5	+142%	#2,584
1920s	95	10	+107%	#2,523
1930s	82	8	-14%	#2,444
1940s	114	11	+39%	#2,504
1950s	161	16	+41%	#2,063
1960s	174	17	+8%	#2,383
1970s	132	13	-24%	#3,181
1980s	78	8	-41%	#5,884
1990s	32	3	-59%	#8,720
2000s	6	1	-81%	#13,499
2010s	–	–	–	–
2020s (to 2025)	–	–	–	–

Decade

Girls

Per year

Change

Best rank

1880s

–

#848

1890s

-77%

#1,633

1900s

+280%

#1,454

1910s

+142%

#2,584

1920s

+107%

#2,523

1930s

-14%

#2,444

1940s

114

+39%

#2,504

1950s

161

+41%

#2,063

1960s

174

+8%

#2,383

1970s

132

-24%

#3,181

1980s

-41%

#5,884

1990s

-59%

#8,720

2000s

-81%

#13,499

2010s

–

2020s (to 2025)

–

The story of Charlotta

Charlotta is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1880, 966 American babies have been named Charlotta. Its peak came in 1967, when 26 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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 Charlotta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Charlotta?

The median living Charlotta is about 60 years old; half are between 50 and 72. An estimated 600 people named Charlotta are alive in the United States today.

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

Charlotta year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	–	–
2024	–	–
2023	–	–
2022	–	–
2021	–	–
2020	–	–
2019	–	–
2018	–	–
2017	–	–
2016	–	–
2015	–	–
2014	–	–
2013	–	–
2012	–	–
2011	–	–
2010	–	–
2009	–	–
2008	–	–
2007	–	–
2006	–	–
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	–	–
2002	–	–
2001	–	–
2000	6	#13,499
1995	–	–
1990	5	#13,338
1985	6	#9,493
1980	8	#7,530
1975	13	#4,629
1970	18	#3,447
1965	18	#2,949
1960	16	#3,105
1955	18	#2,645
1950	22	#2,063
1945	11	#2,766
1940	8	#3,258
1935	9	#2,960
1930	10	#2,880
1925	5	#5,094
1920	13	#2,611
1915	6	#3,855
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	8	#1,454
1895	5	#1,633
1890	–	–
1885	5	#1,069
1880	5	#848

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Charlotta?

The median living Charlotta is about 60 years old. Half of all living Charlottas are between 50 and 72 years old.

How many people named Charlotta are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Charlotta are alive in the United States, based on 966 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Charlotta mean?

A female given name, variant of Charlotte.

How popular is the name Charlotta in 2025?

Charlotta did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Charlotta?

966 babies have been named Charlotta in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Charlotta most popular?

Charlotta peaked in 1967, when 26 newborns received the name.

Is Charlotta a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Charlotta rising or falling?

Charlotta has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Charlotta

Charlotta popularity over time

The story of Charlotta

How old are people named Charlotta?

Charlotta year by year

Frequently asked questions

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