Charlotte

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Charlotte is a feminine given name. It is a female form of the male name Charles. It is of French or Italian origin, meaning "free man" or "petite". It dates back to at least the 14th century.

From Wikipedia

Charlotte first appears in the data in 1989 and has been recorded in 36 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 2,781 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2025 it was given to 1,107 girls (rank #1). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Charlotte

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Charlotte yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

3Destiny numberThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

25,769

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,781

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Charlotte

Charlotte Brontënovelist · b. 1816
Charlotte Ramplingfilm actor · b. 1946
Charlotte Gainsbourgfilm screenwriter · b. 1971
Charlotte Perrellipop singer · b. 1974
Charlotte Perkins Gilmanfeminist · b. 1860

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1989	97	#96
1990	90	#98
1992	166	#76
1993	140	#89
1994	117	#94
1995	148	#86
1996	140	#78
1997	173	#69
1998	202	#59
1999	247	#43
2000	301	#29
2001	399	#19
2002	454	#15
2003	573	#13
2004	782	#5
2005	876	#5
2006	575	#2
2007	496	#7
2008	529	#6
2009	570	#3
2010	550	#5
2011	518	#7
2012	567	#1
2013	615	#1
2014	652	#2
2015	2,781	#1
2016	2,709	#1
2017	1,160	#1
2018	1,033	#1
2019	1,751	#1
2020	1,350	#1
2021	903	#3
2022	848	#1
2023	1,040	#3
2024	1,110	#1
2025	1,107	#1