Carlota
Girl name · #3649 in 2025 · Uniqueness 78/100
In 2025, 41 baby girls were named Carlota, placing it at #3649 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4488, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 43,902 girls born in 2025 was named Carlota.
The 138-year story
Carlota first appears in the Social Security records in 1887, when 8 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 66 babies and a rank of #2646. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Carlota per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Carlota in class?
Carlota scores 78 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Carlota will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Carlota is most common
State-level data for Carlota is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Carlota
Statistically, parents drawn to Carlota tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Celestia, Caliana, Camellia, Yohanna, and Solomia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Carlota | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3645 |
| 2024 | 60 | #2798 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 50 | #3220 |
| 2021 | 60 | #2818 |
| 2020 | 45 | #3399 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3497 |
| 2017 | 41 | #3697 |
| 2016 | 45 | #3464 |
| 2015 | 31 | #4488 |
| 2014 | 24 | #5456 |
| 2013 | 19 | #6462 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8632 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 16 | #7679 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10818 |
| 2006 | 13 | #8715 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10425 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Carlota a popular girl name?
Carlota ranked #3649 among girls in 2025 with 41 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4488.
When was the name Carlota most popular?
Carlota peaked in 2023, when 66 American girls received the name (ranked #2646 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Carlota?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 43,902 newborn American girls was named Carlota. It scores 78/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.