Charlotte
Girl name · French origin
Charlotte meaning
Diminutive of Charles, which means “free man”
Charlotte at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- French
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #4 in 2024
Charlotte popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #91 | 237 |
| 1890 | #98 | 417 |
| 1900 | #110 | 602 |
| 1910 | #99 | 896 |
| 1920 | #79 | 3,624 |
| 1930 | #75 | 3,406 |
| 1940 | #55 | 4,291 |
| 1950 | #80 | 4,736 |
| 1960 | #151 | 2,781 |
| 1970 | #166 | 1,991 |
| 1980 | #292 | 848 |
| 1990 | #287 | 964 |
| 2000 | #289 | 1,105 |
| 2010 | #46 | 5,358 |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,097 |
| 2021 | #3 | 13,362 |
| 2024 | #4 | 12,552 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #91 | 237 |
| 1881 | #95 | 227 |
| 1882 | #100 | 257 |
| 1883 | #92 | 291 |
| 1884 | #86 | 344 |
| 1885 | #94 | 317 |
| 1886 | #94 | 368 |
| 1887 | #91 | 351 |
| 1888 | #88 | 464 |
| 1889 | #89 | 455 |
| 1890 | #98 | 417 |
| 1891 | #101 | 387 |
| 1892 | #98 | 486 |
| 1893 | #100 | 476 |
| 1894 | #100 | 484 |
| 1895 | #106 | 472 |
| 1896 | #103 | 492 |
| 1897 | #104 | 492 |
| 1898 | #105 | 569 |
| 1899 | #104 | 496 |
| 1900 | #110 | 602 |
| 1901 | #105 | 503 |
| 1902 | #114 | 524 |
| 1903 | #115 | 504 |
| 1904 | #110 | 554 |
| 1905 | #104 | 614 |
| 1906 | #103 | 619 |
| 1907 | #105 | 667 |
| 1908 | #98 | 766 |
| 1909 | #94 | 841 |
| 1910 | #99 | 896 |
| 1911 | #95 | 960 |
| 1912 | #91 | 1,375 |
| 1913 | #87 | 1,603 |
| 1914 | #88 | 2,007 |
| 1915 | #81 | 2,757 |
| 1916 | #80 | 2,995 |
| 1917 | #76 | 3,229 |
| 1918 | #78 | 3,373 |
| 1919 | #79 | 3,353 |
| 1920 | #79 | 3,624 |
| 1921 | #79 | 3,587 |
| 1922 | #76 | 3,582 |
| 1923 | #77 | 3,596 |
| 1924 | #80 | 3,612 |
| 1925 | #77 | 3,551 |
| 1926 | #78 | 3,512 |
| 1927 | #75 | 3,676 |
| 1928 | #72 | 3,475 |
| 1929 | #73 | 3,537 |
| 1930 | #75 | 3,406 |
| 1931 | #75 | 3,403 |
| 1932 | #74 | 3,363 |
| 1933 | #79 | 3,114 |
| 1934 | #72 | 3,434 |
| 1935 | #65 | 3,470 |
| 1936 | #61 | 3,555 |
| 1937 | #67 | 3,537 |
| 1938 | #70 | 3,625 |
| 1939 | #66 | 3,739 |
| 1940 | #55 | 4,291 |
| 1941 | #55 | 4,564 |
| 1942 | #51 | 5,022 |
| 1943 | #47 | 5,482 |
| 1944 | #50 | 4,928 |
| 1945 | #55 | 4,529 |
| 1946 | #64 | 4,970 |
| 1947 | #68 | 5,386 |
| 1948 | #69 | 5,164 |
| 1949 | #71 | 5,142 |
| 1950 | #80 | 4,736 |
| 1951 | #84 | 4,649 |
| 1952 | #89 | 4,204 |
| 1953 | #100 | 3,814 |
| 1954 | #113 | 3,760 |
| 1955 | #129 | 3,327 |
| 1956 | #133 | 3,274 |
| 1957 | #133 | 3,250 |
| 1958 | #140 | 3,015 |
| 1959 | #144 | 2,969 |
| 1960 | #151 | 2,781 |
| 1961 | #147 | 2,934 |
| 1962 | #154 | 2,678 |
| 1963 | #153 | 2,595 |
| 1964 | #158 | 2,422 |
| 1965 | #153 | 2,471 |
| 1966 | #151 | 2,301 |
| 1967 | #164 | 2,021 |
| 1968 | #163 | 2,002 |
| 1969 | #160 | 2,027 |
| 1970 | #166 | 1,991 |
| 1971 | #176 | 1,746 |
| 1972 | #187 | 1,535 |
| 1973 | #194 | 1,331 |
| 1974 | #203 | 1,251 |
| 1975 | #224 | 1,081 |
| 1976 | #245 | 957 |
| 1977 | #265 | 940 |
| 1978 | #277 | 829 |
| 1979 | #285 | 853 |
| 1980 | #292 | 848 |
| 1981 | #290 | 833 |
| 1982 | #308 | 794 |
| 1983 | #283 | 834 |
| 1984 | #303 | 790 |
| 1985 | #264 | 945 |
| 1986 | #286 | 860 |
| 1987 | #292 | 827 |
| 1988 | #288 | 863 |
| 1989 | #292 | 894 |
| 1990 | #287 | 964 |
| 1991 | #287 | 982 |
| 1992 | #286 | 964 |
| 1993 | #293 | 943 |
| 1994 | #291 | 942 |
| 1995 | #275 | 999 |
| 1996 | #302 | 946 |
| 1997 | #301 | 954 |
| 1998 | #304 | 997 |
| 1999 | #307 | 1,004 |
| 2000 | #289 | 1,105 |
| 2001 | #229 | 1,379 |
| 2002 | #204 | 1,604 |
| 2003 | #182 | 1,763 |
| 2004 | #170 | 1,994 |
| 2005 | #135 | 2,446 |
| 2006 | #125 | 2,781 |
| 2007 | #101 | 3,330 |
| 2008 | #86 | 3,671 |
| 2009 | #68 | 4,191 |
| 2010 | #46 | 5,358 |
| 2011 | #27 | 6,430 |
| 2012 | #19 | 7,482 |
| 2013 | #11 | 9,311 |
| 2014 | #10 | 10,120 |
| 2015 | #9 | 11,415 |
| 2016 | #7 | 13,117 |
| 2017 | #7 | 12,965 |
| 2018 | #6 | 13,036 |
| 2019 | #6 | 13,236 |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,097 |
| 2021 | #3 | 13,362 |
| 2022 | #3 | 12,944 |
| 2023 | #3 | 12,628 |
| 2024 | #4 | 12,552 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Charlotte” (revision 92674102), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Charles” (revision 93016579), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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