Fun Facts About the Name Charlotte
- Back among the favorites: Charlotte returned to the U.S. top 100 in 1883 and stayed there for 18 consecutive years, through 2025.
- More than 454 thousand babies named Charlotte: U.S. records list 454,114 babies given the name Charlotte from 1880 through 2025. Even 770 boys received the name Charlotte - about 1 boy for every 589 girls.
What Does the Name Charlotte Mean?
Charlotte is the French feminine diminutive of Charles. Charles comes from Latin Carolus and ultimately from the Germanic name Karl, whose root is usually explained as "man" or "free man"; the exact original sense is not certain. As the feminine form, Charlotte is commonly given the meaning "free woman." The French diminutive ending -otte makes the name feminine and affectionate rather than adding a separate meaning.
Charlotte Name History & Origins
Charlotte developed in France as the feminine counterpart of Charles. Charles goes back to the Germanic name Karl and was borne by Frankish rulers, most famously Charlemagne, whose Latin name was Carolus Magnus. The feminine form is found in French noble families by the late Middle Ages; Charlotte of Savoy, queen consort of France in the 15th century, is one documented bearer.
Equivalents in other languages include Spanish and Portuguese Carlota and Italian Carlotta, all feminine forms of the same Charles root. In England, Charlotte was in use by the 17th century. It is associated with Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III, and the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named in her honor. Literary works that use the name include Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, where Lotte is a nickname for Charlotte, and E. B. White's Charlotte's Web.
How Popular is the Name Charlotte?
Charlotte has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 78 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 2008 to 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2 | 13,400 | 0.8337% |
| 2024 | #4 | 12,552 | 0.7781% |
| 2023 | #3 | 12,628 | 0.7879% |
| 2022 | #3 | 12,944 | 0.7899% |
| 2021 | #3 | 13,362 | 0.8149% |
| 2020 | #4 | 13,097 | 0.8107% |
| 2019 | #6 | 13,236 | 0.7890% |
| 2018 | #6 | 13,036 | 0.7666% |
| 2017 | #7 | 12,965 | 0.7512% |
| 2016 | #7 | 13,117 | 0.7405% |
| 2015 | #9 | 11,415 | 0.6396% |
| 2014 | #10 | 10,120 | 0.5666% |
| 2013 | #11 | 9,311 | 0.5307% |
| 2012 | #19 | 7,482 | 0.4249% |
| 2011 | #27 | 6,430 | 0.3656% |
| 2010 | #46 | 5,358 | 0.3015% |
| 2009 | #68 | 4,191 | 0.2282% |
| 2008 | #86 | 3,671 | 0.1942% |
| 2007 | #101 | 3,330 | 0.1732% |
| 2006 | #125 | 2,781 | 0.1463% |
| 2005 | #135 | 2,446 | 0.1324% |
| 2004 | #170 | 1,994 | 0.1086% |
| 2003 | #182 | 1,763 | 0.0965% |
| 2002 | #204 | 1,604 | 0.0893% |
| 2001 | #229 | 1,379 | 0.0766% |
| 2000 | #289 | 1,105 | 0.0608% |
| 1999 | #307 | 1,004 | 0.0566% |
| 1998 | #304 | 997 | 0.0564% |
| 1997 | #301 | 954 | 0.0548% |
| 1996 | #302 | 946 | 0.0540% |
| 1995 | #276 | 999 | 0.0568% |
| 1994 | #291 | 942 | 0.0528% |
| 1993 | #293 | 943 | 0.0521% |
| 1992 | #286 | 964 | 0.0523% |
| 1991 | #287 | 982 | 0.0524% |
| 1990 | #287 | 964 | 0.0508% |
| 1989 | #292 | 894 | 0.0485% |
| 1988 | #288 | 863 | 0.0485% |
| 1987 | #292 | 827 | 0.0476% |
| 1986 | #286 | 860 | 0.0501% |
| 1985 | #264 | 945 | 0.0549% |
| 1984 | #304 | 790 | 0.0469% |
| 1983 | #283 | 834 | 0.0499% |
| 1982 | #308 | 794 | 0.0469% |
| 1981 | #290 | 833 | 0.0499% |
| 1980 | #292 | 848 | 0.0511% |
| 1979 | #285 | 853 | 0.0531% |
| 1978 | #277 | 829 | 0.0541% |
| 1977 | #265 | 940 | 0.0613% |
| 1976 | #245 | 957 | 0.0653% |
| 1975 | #224 | 1,081 | 0.0741% |
| 1974 | #203 | 1,251 | 0.0852% |
| 1973 | #194 | 1,331 | 0.0913% |
| 1972 | #187 | 1,535 | 0.1009% |
| 1971 | #176 | 1,746 | 0.1049% |
| 1970 | #166 | 1,991 | 0.1139% |
| 1969 | #160 | 2,027 | 0.1202% |
| 1968 | #163 | 2,002 | 0.1220% |
| 1967 | #164 | 2,021 | 0.1224% |
| 1966 | #151 | 2,301 | 0.1360% |
| 1965 | #153 | 2,471 | 0.1400% |
| 1964 | #158 | 2,422 | 0.1278% |
| 1963 | #153 | 2,595 | 0.1346% |
| 1962 | #154 | 2,678 | 0.1362% |
| 1961 | #147 | 2,934 | 0.1454% |
| 1960 | #151 | 2,781 | 0.1375% |
| 1959 | #144 | 2,969 | 0.1467% |
| 1958 | #140 | 3,015 | 0.1499% |
| 1957 | #133 | 3,250 | 0.1589% |
| 1956 | #133 | 3,274 | 0.1631% |
| 1955 | #129 | 3,327 | 0.1702% |
| 1954 | #113 | 3,760 | 0.1936% |
| 1953 | #100 | 3,814 | 0.2027% |
| 1952 | #89 | 4,204 | 0.2267% |
| 1951 | #84 | 4,649 | 0.2582% |
| 1950 | #80 | 4,736 | 0.2765% |
| 1949 | #71 | 5,142 | 0.3005% |
| 1948 | #69 | 5,164 | 0.3041% |
| 1947 | #68 | 5,386 | 0.3038% |
| 1946 | #64 | 4,970 | 0.3163% |
| 1945 | #55 | 4,529 | 0.3465% |
| 1944 | #50 | 4,928 | 0.3713% |
| 1943 | #47 | 5,482 | 0.3929% |
| 1942 | #51 | 5,022 | 0.3718% |
| 1941 | #55 | 4,564 | 0.3778% |
| 1940 | #55 | 4,291 | 0.3752% |
| 1939 | #66 | 3,739 | 0.3410% |
| 1938 | #70 | 3,625 | 0.3285% |
| 1937 | #67 | 3,537 | 0.3324% |
| 1936 | #61 | 3,555 | 0.3417% |
| 1935 | #65 | 3,470 | 0.3309% |
| 1934 | #72 | 3,434 | 0.3289% |
| 1933 | #79 | 3,114 | 0.3089% |
| 1932 | #74 | 3,363 | 0.3151% |
| 1931 | #75 | 3,403 | 0.3196% |
| 1930 | #75 | 3,406 | 0.3025% |
| 1929 | #73 | 3,537 | 0.3168% |
| 1928 | #72 | 3,475 | 0.3013% |
| 1927 | #75 | 3,676 | 0.3083% |
| 1926 | #78 | 3,512 | 0.2963% |
| 1925 | #77 | 3,551 | 0.2917% |
| 1924 | #80 | 3,612 | 0.2892% |
| 1923 | #77 | 3,596 | 0.2981% |
| 1922 | #76 | 3,582 | 0.2983% |
| 1921 | #79 | 3,587 | 0.2909% |
| 1920 | #79 | 3,624 | 0.3024% |
| 1919 | #79 | 3,353 | 0.2967% |
| 1918 | #78 | 3,373 | 0.2914% |
| 1917 | #76 | 3,229 | 0.2986% |
| 1916 | #80 | 2,995 | 0.2868% |
| 1915 | #81 | 2,757 | 0.2802% |
| 1914 | #88 | 2,007 | 0.2635% |
| 1913 | #87 | 1,603 | 0.2567% |
| 1912 | #91 | 1,375 | 0.2464% |
| 1911 | #95 | 960 | 0.2295% |
| 1910 | #99 | 896 | 0.2260% |
| 1909 | #94 | 841 | 0.2422% |
| 1908 | #98 | 766 | 0.2291% |
| 1907 | #105 | 667 | 0.2094% |
| 1906 | #103 | 619 | 0.2096% |
| 1905 | #104 | 614 | 0.2106% |
| 1904 | #110 | 554 | 0.2012% |
| 1903 | #115 | 504 | 0.1924% |
| 1902 | #114 | 524 | 0.1984% |
| 1901 | #105 | 503 | 0.2102% |
| 1900 | #110 | 602 | 0.2008% |
| 1899 | #104 | 496 | 0.2129% |
| 1898 | #105 | 569 | 0.2199% |
| 1897 | #104 | 492 | 0.2101% |
| 1896 | #103 | 492 | 0.2068% |
| 1895 | #106 | 472 | 0.2020% |
| 1894 | #100 | 484 | 0.2171% |
| 1893 | #100 | 476 | 0.2236% |
| 1892 | #98 | 486 | 0.2289% |
| 1891 | #101 | 387 | 0.2086% |
| 1890 | #99 | 417 | 0.2190% |
| 1889 | #89 | 455 | 0.2551% |
| 1888 | #88 | 464 | 0.2598% |
| 1887 | #91 | 351 | 0.2404% |
| 1886 | #94 | 368 | 0.2546% |
| 1885 | #94 | 317 | 0.2382% |
| 1884 | #86 | 344 | 0.2666% |
| 1883 | #92 | 291 | 0.2591% |
| 1882 | #100 | 257 | 0.2383% |
| 1881 | #95 | 227 | 0.2469% |
| 1880 | #91 | 237 | 0.2605% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,067 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #6,888 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #6,275 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #7,856 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,392 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #9,747 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #5,601 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2018 | #8,972 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #9,874 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #7,692 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,585 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,822 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,113 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #12,603 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,566 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #11,743 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #5,232 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,691 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #5,683 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,400 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,594 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,361 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #4,315 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #3,357 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #3,746 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #2,804 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #4,033 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,643 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,662 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #2,695 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #3,407 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #2,330 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1959 | #3,073 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #2,858 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #4,081 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #2,826 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,324 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #3,211 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,946 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,141 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,114 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #2,805 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #2,478 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1948 | #1,954 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1947 | #2,092 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #1,828 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #1,863 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1944 | #1,534 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1943 | #1,466 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1942 | #1,428 | 24 | 0.0017% |
| 1941 | #1,697 | 17 | 0.0014% |
| 1940 | #1,814 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1939 | #1,890 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1938 | #1,569 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1937 | #1,641 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1936 | #1,973 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #1,850 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #3,344 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #1,922 | 14 | 0.0014% |
| 1932 | #2,669 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #2,346 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1930 | #3,335 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1929 | #2,112 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1928 | #2,537 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1927 | #3,842 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,752 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #3,191 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1924 | #2,680 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1921 | #3,585 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,403 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #2,282 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1918 | #2,724 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,452 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1916 | #3,573 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1915 | #3,469 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,338 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1907 | #1,373 | 5 | 0.0034% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Charlotte Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are cheerful and friendly, but are apt to have an emotional life. You like to have several lines of effort going at once. You are a good talker and promoter and seldom worry over anything. At times, you can be impatient, and impulsive. You have the ability to bring an idea to completion. You can express yourself joyously and constructively. You might be psychic, but not know it. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Creative and outgoing, you are always looking for an opportunity to show your abilities, especially before audience. You are very flexible and like to feel appreciated. You are looking for chances to mix with others socially and to communicate your ideas. You like to talk and can easily relate to different cultures and concepts. The biggest challenge for you is uncertainty. Easily getting bored, you can move from one job to another, switch projects and lovers. The high creative force can lead you either to happiness or unhappiness. If you understand your goals, if you can make major decisions in life and follow it directly and straight up without worry and uncertainty, you are able to achieve great heights.
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