Charlotte
Girl name · #2 in 2025 · Very well-known
Charlotte is currently the #2 girl name in the United States — 13,400 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #9, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 134 girls born in 2025 was named Charlotte.
The 145-year story
Charlotte first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 237 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 13,400 babies and a rank of #2. 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 Charlotte per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Charlotte in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Charlotte is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very well-known". A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Charlotte is most common
Geography matters for names, and Charlotte is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Charlotte is most common in VT (36 per 1,000), ME (29 per 1,000), NH (21 per 1,000), RI (20 per 1,000), AK (19 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 10 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Charlotte is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Nicknames & related forms of Charlotte
Charlotte carries a whole family of nicknames and spellings — names that will feel like the same name in a classroom.
Counted as one name, the Charlotte family went to about 16,130 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #1, versus #2 for Charlotte alone.
Names like Charlotte
Statistically, parents drawn to Charlotte tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amelia, Eliana, Violet, Olivia, and Camila.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Charlotte | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,400 | #2 |
| 2024 | 12,597 | #4 |
| 2023 | 12,638 | #3 |
| 2022 | 12,952 | #3 |
| 2021 | 13,368 | #3 |
| 2020 | 13,100 | #5 |
| 2019 | 13,239 | #6 |
| 2018 | 13,038 | #6 |
| 2017 | 12,969 | #7 |
| 2016 | 13,118 | #7 |
| 2015 | 11,415 | #9 |
| 2014 | 10,123 | #10 |
| 2013 | 9,314 | #11 |
| 2012 | 7,483 | #19 |
| 2011 | 6,431 | #27 |
| 2010 | 5,358 | #46 |
| 2009 | 4,191 | #68 |
| 2008 | 3,671 | #86 |
| 2007 | 3,331 | #101 |
| 2006 | 2,781 | #125 |
| 2005 | 2,447 | #135 |
| 2004 | 1,994 | #170 |
| 2003 | 1,763 | #182 |
| 2002 | 1,604 | #204 |
| 2001 | 1,379 | #229 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Charlotte a popular girl name?
Charlotte ranked #2 among girls in 2025 with 13,400 babies given the name — firmly in the top 100, so yes, it’s a popular choice. Ten years earlier it ranked #9.
When was the name Charlotte most popular?
Charlotte peaked in 2025, when 13,400 American girls received the name (ranked #2 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Charlotte?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 134 newborn American girls was named Charlotte. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very well-known".
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.