Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: FrenchCharlotte 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
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.
We went through a whole French phase when I was pregnant — Colette, Madeleine, Eloise. Charlotte won because it travels. It's the same in English and French, which matters because we spend summers in Quebec.
— Anne, Burlington VT, 2019
Lottie at home. Charlotte everywhere else. It's the perfect two-name name, if that makes sense — formal when she needs it, soft when she doesn't.
— Michelle, Charleston SC, 2020
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 237 | #91 |
| 1881 | 227 | #95 |
| 1882 | 257 | #100 |
| 1883 | 291 | #92 |
| 1884 | 344 | #86 |
| 1885 | 317 | #94 |
| 1886 | 368 | #94 |
| 1887 | 351 | #91 |
| 1888 | 464 | #88 |
| 1889 | 455 | #89 |
| 1890 | 417 | #99 |
| 1891 | 387 | #101 |
| 1892 | 486 | #98 |
| 1893 | 476 | #100 |
| 1894 | 484 | #100 |
| 1895 | 472 | #106 |
| 1896 | 492 | #103 |
| 1897 | 492 | #104 |
| 1898 | 569 | #105 |
| 1899 | 496 | #104 |
| 1900 | 602 | #110 |
| 1901 | 503 | #105 |
| 1902 | 524 | #114 |
| 1903 | 504 | #115 |
| 1904 | 554 | #110 |
| 1905 | 614 | #104 |
| 1906 | 619 | #103 |
| 1907 | 667 | #105 |
| 1908 | 766 | #98 |
| 1909 | 841 | #94 |
| 1910 | 896 | #99 |
| 1911 | 960 | #95 |
| 1912 | 1,375 | #91 |
| 1913 | 1,603 | #87 |
| 1914 | 2,007 | #88 |
| 1915 | 2,757 | #81 |
| 1916 | 2,995 | #80 |
| 1917 | 3,229 | #76 |
| 1918 | 3,373 | #78 |
| 1919 | 3,353 | #79 |
| 1920 | 3,624 | #79 |
| 1921 | 3,587 | #79 |
| 1922 | 3,582 | #76 |
| 1923 | 3,596 | #77 |
| 1924 | 3,612 | #80 |
| 1925 | 3,551 | #77 |
| 1926 | 3,512 | #78 |
| 1927 | 3,676 | #75 |
| 1928 | 3,475 | #72 |
| 1929 | 3,537 | #73 |
| 1930 | 3,406 | #75 |
| 1931 | 3,403 | #75 |
| 1932 | 3,363 | #74 |
| 1933 | 3,114 | #79 |
| 1934 | 3,434 | #72 |
| 1935 | 3,470 | #65 |
| 1936 | 3,555 | #61 |
| 1937 | 3,537 | #67 |
| 1938 | 3,625 | #70 |
| 1939 | 3,739 | #66 |
| 1940 | 4,291 | #55 |
| 1941 | 4,564 | #55 |
| 1942 | 5,022 | #51 |
| 1943 | 5,482 | #47 |
| 1944 | 4,928 | #50 |
| 1945 | 4,529 | #55 |
| 1946 | 4,970 | #64 |
| 1947 | 5,386 | #68 |
| 1948 | 5,164 | #69 |
| 1949 | 5,142 | #71 |
| 1950 | 4,736 | #80 |
| 1951 | 4,649 | #84 |
| 1952 | 4,204 | #89 |
| 1953 | 3,814 | #100 |
| 1954 | 3,760 | #113 |
| 1955 | 3,327 | #129 |
| 1956 | 3,274 | #133 |
| 1957 | 3,250 | #133 |
| 1958 | 3,015 | #140 |
| 1959 | 2,969 | #144 |
| 1960 | 2,781 | #151 |
| 1961 | 2,934 | #147 |
| 1962 | 2,678 | #154 |
| 1963 | 2,595 | #153 |
| 1964 | 2,422 | #158 |
| 1965 | 2,471 | #153 |
| 1966 | 2,301 | #151 |
| 1967 | 2,021 | #164 |
| 1968 | 2,002 | #163 |
| 1969 | 2,027 | #160 |
| 1970 | 1,991 | #166 |
| 1971 | 1,746 | #176 |
| 1972 | 1,535 | #187 |
| 1973 | 1,331 | #194 |
| 1974 | 1,251 | #203 |
| 1975 | 1,081 | #224 |
| 1976 | 957 | #245 |
| 1977 | 940 | #265 |
| 1978 | 829 | #277 |
| 1979 | 853 | #285 |
| 1980 | 848 | #292 |
| 1981 | 833 | #290 |
| 1982 | 794 | #308 |
| 1983 | 834 | #283 |
| 1984 | 790 | #304 |
| 1985 | 945 | #264 |
| 1986 | 860 | #286 |
| 1987 | 827 | #292 |
| 1988 | 863 | #288 |
| 1989 | 894 | #292 |
| 1990 | 964 | #287 |
| 1991 | 982 | #287 |
| 1992 | 964 | #286 |
| 1993 | 943 | #293 |
| 1994 | 942 | #291 |
| 1995 | 999 | #276 |
| 1996 | 946 | #302 |
| 1997 | 954 | #301 |
| 1998 | 997 | #304 |
| 1999 | 1,004 | #307 |
| 2000 | 1,105 | #289 |
| 2001 | 1,379 | #229 |
| 2002 | 1,604 | #204 |
| 2003 | 1,763 | #182 |
| 2004 | 1,994 | #170 |
| 2005 | 2,446 | #135 |
| 2006 | 2,781 | #125 |
| 2007 | 3,330 | #101 |
| 2008 | 3,671 | #86 |
| 2009 | 4,191 | #68 |
| 2010 | 5,358 | #46 |
| 2011 | 6,430 | #27 |
| 2012 | 7,482 | #19 |
| 2013 | 9,311 | #11 |
| 2014 | 10,120 | #10 |
| 2015 | 11,415 | #9 |
| 2016 | 13,117 | #7 |
| 2017 | 12,965 | #7 |
| 2018 | 13,036 | #6 |
| 2019 | 13,236 | #6 |
| 2020 | 13,097 | #4 |
| 2021 | 13,362 | #3 |
| 2022 | 12,944 | #3 |
| 2023 | 12,628 | #3 |
| 2024 | 12,552 | #4 |
