Charlotte
A French feminine diminutive of Charles, so “little free one.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
A queenly classic; the Sex and the City character warmed it up, and Britain's Princess Charlotte sealed the revival.
Charlotte appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 78 different years between 1880 and 2025. It spent 12 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 2025, when 13,400 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 2 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 2 for girls. All told, 454,204 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Charlette (4,360), Charolette (3,536), Charlet (657) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Charles, Lottie
Explore Charlotte interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,311 | No. 86 |
| 1890s | 4,771 | No. 98 |
| 1900s | 6,194 | No. 94 |
| 1910s | 22,548 | No. 76 |
| 1920s | 35,752 | No. 72 |
| 1930s | 34,646 | No. 61 |
| 1940s | 49,478 | No. 47 |
| 1950s | 36,997 | No. 80 |
| 1960s | 24,232 | No. 147 |
| 1970s | 12,513 | No. 166 |
| 1980s | 8,486 | No. 264 |
| 1990s | 9,696 | No. 274 |
| 2000s | 24,266 | No. 68 |
| 2010s | 102,488 | No. 6 |
| 2020s | 78,055 | No. 2 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.