How Many People Are Named Charlotte?
people named Charlotte are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,059 people in the US has this name
Based on 454,204 babies named Charlotte in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
13,408 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French feminine diminutive of CHARLES. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century. A notable bearer was Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855), the eldest of the three Brontë sisters and the author of 'Jane Eyre' and 'Villette'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Charlotte in English. Counting Charlotte and these spellings together, about 459,576 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Charlotte (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Charlotte alive today is about 29 years old, and 64% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 60 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Charlotte first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 13,408 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Charlotte reached #2 among girls' names in 2025, and was in the top 10 for 12 years, 2014 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #2.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2 |
| Best rank | #2 (2025) |
| Years in the top 10 | 12 |
| Years in the top 100 | 78 (1880 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Charlotte alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Charlotte were born in California than in any other state: about 29,021 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Charlotte was given 1.8 times as often in New Hampshire, 1.8 times in Vermont and 1.7 times in Delaware.
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