Charlotte Overview
Charlotte Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Charlotte?
Charlotte means “free man” and “petite” in French. People named Charlotte are often seen as independent and graceful, with a charming and elegant demeanor.
What Is the Origin of The Name Charlotte?
Charlotte originates from France and is the feminine form of the name Charles. It has been widely used in French and English-speaking cultures, gaining popularity due to its royal and sophisticated connotations.
Charlotte Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Charlotte
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 3 No change from 2022 | 12596 (-340 from 2022) | 0.72010 |
2022 | 3 No change from 2021 | 12936 (-416 from 2021) | 0.72144 |
2021 | 3 (+1 from 2020) | 13352 (+260 from 2020) | 0.74527 |
2020 | 4 (+2 from 2019) | 13092 (-138 from 2019) | 0.74063 |
2019 | 6 No change from 2018 | 13230 (+199 from 2018) | 0.72103 |
2018 | 6 (+1 from 2017) | 13031 (+68 from 2017) | 0.70072 |
2017 | 7 No change from 2016 | 12963 (-154 from 2016) | 0.68618 |
2016 | 7 (+2 from 2015) | 13117 (+1705 from 2015) | 0.67757 |
2015 | 9 (+1 from 2014) | 11412 (+1292 from 2014) | 0.58497 |
2014 | 10 (+1 from 2013) | 10120 (+811 from 2013) | 0.51730 |
2013 | 11 (+8 from 2012) | 9309 (+1829 from 2012) | 0.48291 |
2012 | 19 (+8 from 2011) | 7480 (+1050 from 2011) | 0.38567 |
2011 | 27 (+19 from 2010) | 6430 (+1073 from 2010) | 0.33184 |
2010 | 46 (+22 from 2009) | 5357 (+1166 from 2009) | 0.27322 |
2009 | 68 (+18 from 2008) | 4191 (+520 from 2008) | 0.20695 |
2008 | 86 (+15 from 2007) | 3671 (+341 from 2007) | 0.17625 |
2007 | 101 (+24 from 2006) | 3330 (+549 from 2006) | 0.15734 |
2006 | 125 (+10 from 2005) | 2781 (+335 from 2005) | 0.13303 |
2005 | 135 (+35 from 2004) | 2446 (+452 from 2004) | 0.12052 |
2004 | 170 (+12 from 2003) | 1994 (+231 from 2003) | 0.09882 |
2003 | 182 (+22 from 2002) | 1763 (+159 from 2002) | 0.08787 |
2002 | 204 (+25 from 2001) | 1604 (+225 from 2001) | 0.08121 |
2001 | 229 (+60 from 2000) | 1379 (+275 from 2000) | 0.06961 |
2000 | 289 (+18 from 1999) | 1104 (+100 from 1999) | 0.05532 |
1999 | 307 (-3 from 1998) | 1004 (+7 from 1998) | 0.05157 |
1998 | 304 (-3 from 1997) | 997 (+43 from 1997) | 0.05143 |
1997 | 301 (+1 from 1996) | 954 (+8 from 1996) | 0.04997 |
1996 | 302 (-27 from 1995) | 946 (-53 from 1995) | 0.04934 |
1995 | 275 (+16 from 1994) | 999 (+57 from 1994) | 0.05199 |
1994 | 291 (+2 from 1993) | 942 (-1 from 1993) | 0.04832 |
1993 | 293 (-6 from 1992) | 943 (-20 from 1992) | 0.04783 |
1992 | 287 No change from 1991 | 963 (-19 from 1991) | 0.04804 |
1991 | 287 No change from 1990 | 982 (+18 from 1990) | 0.04829 |
1990 | 287 (+5 from 1989) | 964 (+70 from 1989) | 0.04692 |
1989 | 292 (-3 from 1988) | 894 (+32 from 1988) | 0.04488 |
1988 | 289 (+3 from 1987) | 862 (+36 from 1987) | 0.04482 |
1987 | 292 (-6 from 1986) | 826 (-34 from 1986) | 0.04407 |
1986 | 286 (-21 from 1985) | 860 (-85 from 1985) | 0.04660 |
1985 | 265 (+37 from 1984) | 945 (+155 from 1984) | 0.05118 |
1984 | 302 (-19 from 1983) | 790 (-44 from 1983) | 0.04381 |
1983 | 283 (+25 from 1982) | 834 (+40 from 1982) | 0.04660 |
1982 | 308 (-18 from 1981) | 794 (-39 from 1981) | 0.04376 |
1981 | 290 (+2 from 1980) | 833 (-15 from 1980) | 0.04658 |
1980 | 292 (-7 from 1979) | 848 (-5 from 1979) | 0.04762 |
1979 | 285 (-8 from 1978) | 853 (+24 from 1978) | 0.04950 |
1978 | 277 (-12 from 1977) | 829 (-111 from 1977) | 0.05043 |
1977 | 265 (-20 from 1976) | 940 (-17 from 1976) | 0.05714 |
1976 | 245 (-21 from 1975) | 957 (-124 from 1975) | 0.06088 |
1975 | 224 (-21 from 1974) | 1081 (-170 from 1974) | 0.06926 |
1974 | 203 (-9 from 1973) | 1251 (-79 from 1973) | 0.07987 |
1973 | 194 (-7 from 1972) | 1330 (-205 from 1972) | 0.08558 |
1972 | 187 (-11 from 1971) | 1535 (-210 from 1971) | 0.09519 |
1971 | 176 (-10 from 1970) | 1745 (-247 from 1970) | 0.09957 |
1970 | 166 (-6 from 1969) | 1992 (-34 from 1969) | 0.10874 |
1969 | 160 (+3 from 1968) | 2026 (+23 from 1968) | 0.11494 |
1968 | 163 (+1 from 1967) | 2003 (-18 from 1967) | 0.11716 |
1967 | 164 (-13 from 1966) | 2021 (-280 from 1966) | 0.11772 |
1966 | 151 (+2 from 1965) | 2301 (-170 from 1965) | 0.13105 |
1965 | 153 (+5 from 1964) | 2471 (+49 from 1964) | 0.13521 |
1964 | 158 (-5 from 1963) | 2422 (-173 from 1963) | 0.12374 |
1963 | 153 (+1 from 1962) | 2595 (-83 from 1962) | 0.13053 |
1962 | 154 (-7 from 1961) | 2678 (-257 from 1961) | 0.13212 |
1961 | 147 (+4 from 1960) | 2935 (+155 from 1960) | 0.14130 |
1960 | 151 (-7 from 1959) | 2780 (-190 from 1959) | 0.13367 |
1959 | 144 (-4 from 1958) | 2970 (-44 from 1958) | 0.14288 |
1958 | 140 (-7 from 1957) | 3014 (-237 from 1957) | 0.14590 |
1957 | 133 No change from 1956 | 3251 (-23 from 1956) | 0.15495 |
1956 | 133 (-4 from 1955) | 3274 (-53 from 1955) | 0.15897 |
1955 | 129 (-16 from 1954) | 3327 (-433 from 1954) | 0.16594 |
1954 | 113 (-13 from 1953) | 3760 (-54 from 1953) | 0.18886 |
1953 | 100 (-11 from 1952) | 3814 (-390 from 1952) | 0.19767 |
1952 | 89 (-5 from 1951) | 4204 (-445 from 1951) | 0.22103 |
1951 | 84 (-4 from 1950) | 4649 (-86 from 1950) | 0.25167 |
1950 | 80 (-9 from 1949) | 4735 (-408 from 1949) | 0.26926 |
1949 | 71 (-2 from 1948) | 5143 (-21 from 1948) | 0.29296 |
1948 | 69 (-1 from 1947) | 5164 (-222 from 1947) | 0.29632 |
1947 | 68 (-4 from 1946) | 5386 (+416 from 1946) | 0.29628 |
1946 | 64 (-9 from 1945) | 4970 (+441 from 1945) | 0.30814 |
1945 | 55 (-5 from 1944) | 4529 (-398 from 1944) | 0.33645 |
1944 | 50 (-3 from 1943) | 4927 (-556 from 1943) | 0.36055 |
1943 | 47 (+4 from 1942) | 5483 (+461 from 1942) | 0.38198 |
1942 | 51 (+4 from 1941) | 5022 (+458 from 1941) | 0.36117 |
1941 | 55 No change from 1940 | 4564 (+274 from 1940) | 0.36629 |
1940 | 55 (+11 from 1939) | 4290 (+551 from 1939) | 0.36315 |
1939 | 66 (+4 from 1938) | 3739 (+114 from 1938) | 0.32970 |
1938 | 70 (-3 from 1937) | 3625 (+88 from 1937) | 0.31758 |
1937 | 67 (-6 from 1936) | 3537 (-18 from 1936) | 0.32101 |
1936 | 61 (+4 from 1935) | 3555 (+85 from 1935) | 0.32991 |
1935 | 65 (+7 from 1934) | 3470 (+36 from 1934) | 0.31930 |
1934 | 72 (+7 from 1933) | 3434 (+320 from 1933) | 0.31728 |
1933 | 79 (-5 from 1932) | 3114 (-249 from 1932) | 0.29769 |
1932 | 74 (+1 from 1931) | 3363 (-40 from 1931) | 0.30399 |
1931 | 75 No change from 1930 | 3403 (-3 from 1930) | 0.30832 |
1930 | 75 (-2 from 1929) | 3406 (-131 from 1929) | 0.29200 |
1929 | 73 (-1 from 1928) | 3537 (+62 from 1928) | 0.30556 |
1928 | 72 (+3 from 1927) | 3475 (-201 from 1927) | 0.29067 |
1927 | 75 (+3 from 1926) | 3676 (+164 from 1926) | 0.29730 |
1926 | 78 (-1 from 1925) | 3512 (-39 from 1925) | 0.28549 |
1925 | 77 (+3 from 1924) | 3551 (-61 from 1924) | 0.28114 |
1924 | 80 (-3 from 1923) | 3612 (+16 from 1923) | 0.27877 |
1923 | 77 (-1 from 1922) | 3596 (+14 from 1922) | 0.28711 |
1922 | 76 (+3 from 1921) | 3582 (-5 from 1921) | 0.28712 |
1921 | 79 No change from 1920 | 3587 (-37 from 1920) | 0.28030 |
1920 | 79 No change from 1919 | 3624 (+271 from 1919) | 0.29131 |
1919 | 79 (-1 from 1918) | 3353 (-20 from 1918) | 0.28545 |
1918 | 78 (-2 from 1917) | 3373 (+144 from 1917) | 0.28053 |
1917 | 76 (+4 from 1916) | 3229 (+234 from 1916) | 0.28736 |
1916 | 80 (+1 from 1915) | 2995 (+238 from 1915) | 0.27585 |
1915 | 81 (+7 from 1914) | 2757 (+750 from 1914) | 0.26927 |
1914 | 88 (-1 from 1913) | 2007 (+404 from 1913) | 0.25194 |
1913 | 87 (+4 from 1912) | 1603 (+228 from 1912) | 0.24476 |
1912 | 91 (+4 from 1911) | 1375 (+415 from 1911) | 0.23436 |
1911 | 95 (+4 from 1910) | 960 (+64 from 1910) | 0.21728 |
1910 | 99 (-5 from 1909) | 896 (+55 from 1909) | 0.21357 |
1909 | 94 (+4 from 1908) | 841 (+75 from 1908) | 0.22847 |
1908 | 98 (+7 from 1907) | 766 (+99 from 1907) | 0.21606 |
1907 | 105 (-2 from 1906) | 667 (+48 from 1906) | 0.19767 |
1906 | 103 (+1 from 1905) | 619 (+5 from 1905) | 0.19749 |
1905 | 104 (+6 from 1904) | 614 (+60 from 1904) | 0.19815 |
1904 | 110 (+5 from 1903) | 554 (+50 from 1903) | 0.18944 |
1903 | 115 (-1 from 1902) | 504 (-20 from 1902) | 0.18117 |
1902 | 114 (-9 from 1901) | 524 (+21 from 1901) | 0.18692 |
1901 | 105 (+5 from 1900) | 503 (-99 from 1900) | 0.19785 |
1900 | 110 (-6 from 1899) | 602 (+106 from 1899) | 0.18946 |
1899 | 104 (+1 from 1898) | 496 (-73 from 1898) | 0.20041 |
1898 | 105 (-1 from 1897) | 569 (+77 from 1897) | 0.20755 |
1897 | 104 (-1 from 1896) | 492 No change from 1896 | 0.19817 |
1896 | 103 (+3 from 1895) | 492 (+20 from 1895) | 0.19524 |
1895 | 106 (-6 from 1894) | 472 (-12 from 1894) | 0.19101 |
1894 | 100 No change from 1893 | 484 (+8 from 1893) | 0.20511 |
1893 | 100 (-2 from 1892) | 476 (-10 from 1892) | 0.21134 |
1892 | 98 (+3 from 1891) | 486 (+99 from 1891) | 0.21608 |
1891 | 101 (-3 from 1890) | 387 (-30 from 1890) | 0.19688 |
1890 | 98 (-9 from 1889) | 417 (-38 from 1889) | 0.20678 |
1889 | 89 (-1 from 1888) | 455 (-9 from 1888) | 0.24046 |
1888 | 88 (+3 from 1887) | 464 (+113 from 1887) | 0.24493 |
1887 | 91 (+3 from 1886) | 351 (-17 from 1886) | 0.22584 |
1886 | 94 No change from 1885 | 368 (+51 from 1885) | 0.23937 |
1885 | 94 (-8 from 1884) | 317 (-27 from 1884) | 0.22332 |
1884 | 86 (+6 from 1883) | 344 (+53 from 1883) | 0.25003 |
1883 | 92 (+8 from 1882) | 291 (+34 from 1882) | 0.24238 |
1882 | 100 (-5 from 1881) | 257 (+30 from 1881) | 0.22214 |
1881 | 95 (-4 from 1880) | 227 (-10 from 1880) | 0.22963 |
1880 | 91 First SSA data recorded | 237 First SSA data recorded | 0.24282 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Charlotte
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#122021 | #132022 | #122023 |
New York (NY)
#72021 | #52022 | #72023 |
Texas (TX)
#92021 | #112022 | #92023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#22021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Illinois (IL)
#42021 | #42022 | #52023 |
Ohio (OH)
#22021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Michigan (MI)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Virginia (VA)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Florida (FL)
#82021 | #72022 | #72023 |
Georgia (GA)
#52021 | #32022 | #22023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#22021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#22021 | #32022 | #12023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#72021 | #62022 | #62023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#42021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Indiana (IN)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Missouri (MO)
#22021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Alabama (AL)
#42021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Maryland (MD)
#22021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#52021 | #52022 | #22023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#42021 | #42022 | #32023 |
Washington (WA)
#42021 | #52022 | #62023 |
Colorado (CO)
#32021 | #32022 | #12023 |
Iowa (IA)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#42021 | #22022 | #52023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#32021 | #12022 | #22023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#22021 | #32022 | #22023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#122021 | #82022 | #22023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#72021 | #92022 | #82023 |
Kansas (KS)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#82021 | #72022 | #42023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#52021 | #42022 | #32023 |
Oregon (OR)
#32021 | #32022 | #42023 |
Utah (UT)
#22021 | #32022 | #12023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#22021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Maine (ME)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#22021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Idaho (ID)
#62021 | #22022 | #22023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#102021 | #312022 | #212023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#32021 | #12022 | #12023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#32021 | #72022 | #22023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#62021 | #122022 | #22023 |
Montana (MT)
#42021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Nevada (NV)
#92021 | #92022 | #52023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#152021 | #62022 | #92023 |
Delaware (DE)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Vermont (VT)
#12021 | #22022 | #32023 |
Alaska (AK)
#52021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#32021 | #12022 | #52023 |
Popularity Rankings for Charlotte in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#32021 | #12022 | #52023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#12021 | #32022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Canada
#32021 | #22022 | #42023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#52020 | #72021 | #32022 |
Popularity in Scotland
#132021 | #122022 | #72023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#132021 | #132022 | #112023 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#142016 | #142017 | #122020 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#182019 | #202020 | #252021 |
Popularity in Germany
#242021 | #242022 | #242023 |
Popularity in Denmark
#351993 | #381994 | #441995 |
Popularity in Belgium
#382020 | #372021 | #562022 |
Popularity in France
#432020 | #412021 | #422022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#482021 | #552022 | #602023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#602020 | #502021 | #492022 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#552021 | #842022 | #1202023 |
Popularity in Austria
#552020 | #592021 | #592022 |
Popularity in Chile
#1482019 | #1182020 | #1072021 |
Popularity in Norway
#1412021 | #1612022 | #1532023 |
Popularity in Greenland
#1622019 | #1712020 | #1732021 |
Popularity in Poland
#2822021 | #2662022 | #2662023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2972022 |
Popularity in Sweden
#6312022 | #4102023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Charlotte a Name for Boys or Girls?
Charlotte is a girl’s name. Its refined and feminine sound, along with its historical use for girls, makes it well-suited for them, reflecting qualities of elegance and independence.
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