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 1999 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 101 babies (rank #215 that year). In 2024 it was given to 66 girls (rank #264). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

1,236

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

101

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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Names ranked near Charlotte in 2024

Other girls' names starting with C

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	15	#696
2000	23	#560
2001	20	#613
2002	20	#646
2003	17	#692
2004	28	#521
2005	19	#663
2006	27	#538
2007	37	#455
2008	43	#422
2009	37	#481
2010	36	#463
2011	34	#486
2012	43	#415
2013	49	#374
2014	60	#332
2015	96	#244
2016	89	#257
2017	96	#244
2019	97	#228
2020	101	#215
2022	100	#211
2023	82	#236
2024	66	#264