Charlotte
#2 for girls in 2025, 13,400 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 13,400 births
- Debut · girls
- 237 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 453,433since 1880
Charlotte over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2 | 13,400 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #4 | 12,597 | #6,469 | 13 |
| 2023 | #3 | 12,638 | #6,220 | 14 |
| 2022 | #3 | 12,952 | #7,768 | 10 |
| 2021 | #3 | 13,368 | #6,335 | 13 |
| 2020 | #5 | 13,100 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #6 | 13,239 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2018 | #6 | 13,038 | #8,819 | 8 |
| 2017 | #7 | 12,969 | #9,696 | 7 |
| 2016 | #7 | 13,118 | #7,605 | 10 |
| 2015 | #9 | 11,415 | #7,491 | 10 |
| 2014 | #10 | 10,123 | #9,642 | 7 |
| 2013 | #11 | 9,314 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #19 | 7,483 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #27 | 6,431 | — | |
| 2010 | #46 | 5,358 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #68 | 4,191 | — | |
| 2008 | #86 | 3,671 | — | |
| 2007 | #101 | 3,331 | — | |
| 2006 | #125 | 2,781 | — | |
| 2005 | #135 | 2,447 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #170 | 1,994 | — | |
| 2003 | #182 | 1,763 | — | |
| 2002 | #204 | 1,604 | — | |
| 2001 | #229 | 1,379 | — | |
| 2000 | #289 | 1,105 | — | |
| 1999 | #307 | 1,004 | — | |
| 1998 | #304 | 997 | — | |
| 1997 | #301 | 954 | — | |
| 1996 | #302 | 946 | — | |
| 1995 | #274 | 1,000 | — | |
| 1994 | #291 | 942 | — | |
| 1993 | #293 | 943 | — | |
| 1992 | #286 | 964 | — | |
| 1991 | #287 | 982 | — | |
| 1990 | #287 | 964 | — | |
| 1989 | #292 | 894 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #288 | 863 | — | |
| 1987 | #292 | 826 | — | |
| 1986 | #286 | 860 | — | |
| 1985 | #264 | 945 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #303 | 790 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #283 | 833 | — | |
| 1982 | #308 | 794 | — | |
| 1981 | #290 | 833 | — | |
| 1980 | #292 | 848 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #285 | 853 | — | |
| 1978 | #278 | 828 | — | |
| 1977 | #265 | 940 | — | |
| 1976 | #245 | 957 | — | |
| 1975 | #224 | 1,081 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #204 | 1,251 | #3,318 | 10 |
| 1973 | #194 | 1,331 | — | |
| 1972 | #187 | 1,535 | — | |
| 1971 | #176 | 1,746 | — | |
| 1970 | #166 | 1,991 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #160 | 2,027 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #163 | 2,002 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #164 | 2,021 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #151 | 2,301 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #153 | 2,471 | #2,617 | 10 |
| 1964 | #158 | 2,422 | #3,601 | 6 |
| 1963 | #153 | 2,594 | — | |
| 1962 | #154 | 2,678 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #147 | 2,935 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #151 | 2,781 | #2,315 | 13 |
| 1959 | #144 | 2,969 | #3,037 | 8 |
| 1958 | #140 | 3,015 | #2,818 | 9 |
| 1957 | #133 | 3,250 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #133 | 3,274 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #129 | 3,328 | #2,302 | 12 |
| 1954 | #113 | 3,760 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #100 | 3,813 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #89 | 4,204 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1951 | #84 | 4,649 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #80 | 4,735 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #71 | 5,142 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #69 | 5,164 | #1,943 | 15 |
| 1947 | #68 | 5,386 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #64 | 4,970 | #1,813 | 16 |
| 1945 | #55 | 4,529 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | #50 | 4,928 | #1,525 | 20 |
| 1943 | #47 | 5,482 | #1,461 | 23 |
| 1942 | #51 | 5,022 | #1,421 | 24 |
| 1941 | #55 | 4,564 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #55 | 4,291 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #66 | 3,739 | #1,879 | 14 |
| 1938 | #70 | 3,626 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #67 | 3,536 | #1,627 | 18 |
| 1936 | #61 | 3,555 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #65 | 3,470 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #72 | 3,434 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #79 | 3,114 | #1,905 | 14 |
| 1932 | #74 | 3,363 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #75 | 3,403 | #2,328 | 11 |
| 1930 | #75 | 3,406 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #73 | 3,537 | #2,096 | 14 |
| 1928 | #72 | 3,475 | #2,522 | 11 |
| 1927 | #75 | 3,676 | #3,780 | 6 |
| 1926 | #78 | 3,512 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #77 | 3,551 | #3,155 | 8 |
| 1924 | #80 | 3,612 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #77 | 3,596 | — | |
| 1922 | #76 | 3,582 | — | |
| 1921 | #79 | 3,587 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #79 | 3,624 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #79 | 3,353 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #78 | 3,373 | #2,699 | 10 |
| 1917 | #76 | 3,229 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #80 | 2,995 | #3,516 | 6 |
| 1915 | #81 | 2,757 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #88 | 2,007 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #87 | 1,603 | — | |
| 1912 | #91 | 1,375 | — | |
| 1911 | #95 | 960 | — | |
| 1910 | #99 | 896 | — | |
| 1909 | #94 | 841 | — | |
| 1908 | #98 | 766 | — | |
| 1907 | #105 | 667 | #1,345 | 5 |
| 1906 | #103 | 619 | — | |
| 1905 | #104 | 614 | — | |
| 1904 | #110 | 554 | — | |
| 1903 | #115 | 504 | — | |
| 1902 | #114 | 524 | — | |
| 1901 | #105 | 503 | — | |
| 1900 | #110 | 602 | — | |
| 1899 | #104 | 496 | — | |
| 1898 | #105 | 569 | — | |
| 1897 | #104 | 492 | — | |
| 1896 | #103 | 492 | — | |
| 1895 | #106 | 472 | — | |
| 1894 | #100 | 484 | — | |
| 1893 | #100 | 476 | — | |
| 1892 | #98 | 486 | — | |
| 1891 | #101 | 387 | — | |
| 1890 | #98 | 417 | — | |
| 1889 | #89 | 455 | — | |
| 1888 | #88 | 464 | — | |
| 1887 | #91 | 351 | — | |
| 1886 | #94 | 368 | — | |
| 1885 | #94 | 317 | — | |
| 1884 | #86 | 344 | — | |
| 1883 | #92 | 291 | — | |
| 1882 | #100 | 257 | — | |
| 1881 | #95 | 227 | — | |
| 1880 | #91 | 237 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Charlotte was already there! It came in at #91, and was given to 237 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 300 girls a year got the name.
Where Charlotte is popular in 1955
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#52 · 1 in 226
- Alabama#54 · 1 in 221
- Arkansas#55 · 1 in 228
- West Virginia#55 · 1 in 229
- Kentucky#55 · 1 in 235
Best ever in a state: #1 in District of Columbia, 2013.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #52 | 170 | 1 in 226 |
| Alabama | #54 | 164 | 1 in 221 |
| Arkansas | #55 | 82 | 1 in 228 |
| Kentucky | #55 | 143 | 1 in 235 |
| West Virginia | #55 | 86 | 1 in 229 |
| Louisiana | #68 | 121 | 1 in 311 |
| Mississippi | #71 | 92 | 1 in 299 |
| Oklahoma | #72 | 64 | 1 in 345 |
| Texas | #78 | 299 | 1 in 374 |
| New Mexico | #82 | 36 | 1 in 299 |
| Georgia | #85 | 120 | 1 in 384 |
| Missouri | #89 | 107 | 1 in 407 |
| Virginia | #93 | 101 | 1 in 405 |
| Maryland | #106 | 63 | 1 in 456 |
| Montana | #107 | 17 | 1 in 403 |
| Florida | #109 | 79 | 1 in 501 |
| Delaware | #115 | 8 | 1 in 522 |
| Arizona | #116 | 27 | 1 in 445 |
| North Dakota | #117 | 16 | 1 in 435 |
| Kansas | #119 | 41 | 1 in 529 |
| South Dakota | #122 | 15 | 1 in 511 |
| North Carolina | #124 | 79 | 1 in 658 |
| Indiana | #125 | 83 | 1 in 581 |
| Colorado | #128 | 33 | 1 in 542 |
| District of Columbia | #128 | 24 | 1 in 553 |
| California | #134 | 234 | 1 in 625 |
| Connecticut | #136 | 29 | 1 in 793 |
| Ohio | #137 | 152 | 1 in 671 |
| Hawaii | #143 | 12 | 1 in 505 |
| Oregon | #144 | 25 | 1 in 651 |
| Michigan | #145 | 119 | 1 in 752 |
| Idaho | #147 | 11 | 1 in 579 |
| South Carolina | #155 | 40 | 1 in 715 |
| Pennsylvania | #156 | 137 | 1 in 823 |
| Nebraska | #157 | 18 | 1 in 814 |
| New Jersey | #160 | 58 | 1 in 925 |
| Maine | #161 | 12 | 1 in 788 |
| Illinois | #163 | 111 | 1 in 908 |
| Iowa | #164 | 32 | 1 in 889 |
| New Hampshire | #172 | 5 | 1 in 1,023 |
| Washington | #182 | 31 | 1 in 904 |
| Massachusetts | #184 | 39 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Rhode Island | #185 | 6 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Wisconsin | #199 | 27 | 1 in 1,543 |
| Minnesota | #201 | 25 | 1 in 1,456 |
| New York | #227 | 115 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Utah | #241 | 8 | 1 in 1,279 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Charlotte
- 2 spots since 2024 (#4 → #2)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#5 → #2)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#9 → #2)
- Biggest jump: 60 spots in 2001 (#289 → #229)
- Biggest drop: 28 spots in 1996 (#274 → #302)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #2 (13,400 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 12 yrs · run 2014–2025
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1908–1953
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 120 girls born in 2025 were named Charlotte (0.83%)
- 22.6% of all girls named Charlotte (102,488) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #47 (1943) → #308 (1982) → #2 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,311 | #86 (1884) | #92 |
| 1890s | 4,771 | #98 (1892) | #102 |
| 1900s | 6,194 | #94 (1909) | #106 |
| 1910s | 22,548 | #76 (1917) | #85 |
| 1920s | 35,752 | #72 (1928) | #77 |
| 1930s | 34,646 | #61 (1936) | #70 |
| 1940s | 49,478 | #47 (1943) | #59 |
| 1950s | 36,997 | #80 (1950) | #115 |
| 1960s | 24,232 | #147 (1961) | #155 |
| 1970s | 12,513 | #166 (1970) | #222 |
| 1980s | 8,486 | #264 (1985) | #290 |
| 1990s | 9,696 | #274 (1995) | #293 |
| 2000s | 24,266 | #68 (2009) | #159 |
| 2010s | 102,488 | #6 (2019) | #15 |
| 2020s | 78,055 | #2 (2025) | #3 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Charlotte in 1955
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 588 of them was named Charlotte, which outranked 98.1% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 171,657 of them was named Charlotte, which outranked 47.7% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,219Vernal13
- #2,219Wheeler13
- #2,219Winslow13
- #2,302Charlotte12
- #2,302Adlai12
- #2,302Andrei12
- #2,302Andris12
- #2,435Adonis11
- #2,435Albino11
- #2,435Alexandro11
Tied with 132 names at #2,302; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.