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Charlotte

Used in both girl and boy records

Charlotte appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Charlotte by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDCharlotte as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#91girl rank2021peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDCharlotte as a boy’s nameUS records 1907–2024
#5263boy rank1942peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Charlotte in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201913,191 uses#420201880–2020141 listed years
Boy194224 uses#134519071907–202072 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.

Origin of the spelling

Origin & meaning

OriginFrench feminine form in the Charles family
MeaningA French feminine diminutive of Charles.

Charlotte is a French feminine diminutive of Charles. It entered Britain in the 17th century and has long circulated between French, English, Germanic, and Scandinavian naming traditions.

The name was present in the early 20th-century United States, then returned strongly to American use after its late-20th-century popularity in France and England.

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Reviewed 2026-08-15 · Sources