Rising since 1988, #2 for girls today.
Popularity of Charlotte since 1880
Babies named Charlotte per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,311 |
| 1890s | 4,771 |
| 1900s | 6,194 |
| 1910s | 22,548 |
| 1920s | 35,752 |
| 1930s | 34,646 |
| 1940s | 49,478 |
| 1950s | 36,997 |
| 1960s | 24,232 |
| 1970s | 12,513 |
| 1980s | 8,486 |
| 1990s | 9,696 |
| 2000s | 24,266 |
| 2010s | 102,488 |
| 2020s | 78,055 |
Meaning & origin
A queen consort of six decades, the author of Jane Eyre, and a beloved fictional spider have each left fingerprints on Charlotte, and the composite is hard to beat: royal but readable, feminine but sturdy, with Charlie waiting as an easy off-duty nickname.
American parents have responded accordingly. Charlotte turned upward in 1988 after a quiet mid-century, and the ascent has never really paused, by 2025 it stood at No. 2, its best year on record, given to roughly 1 in every 120 girls. Notably, the climb was two decades old before Princess Charlotte arrived in 2015; the royal birth amplified a revival already in full stride rather than starting one.
The name's American heartland is northern New England, Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire post its highest state rankings, the same territory driving the broader antique-classic revival. Within that style, Charlotte plays the flagship: parents pairing it with siblings tend toward Eleanor, Amelia, Henry, and Theodore.
Charlotte arose in French as a feminine diminutive of Charles (by way of Charlot), the royal name rooted in Germanic karl, "free man." It crossed to England in the seventeenth century and became thoroughly established after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz married George III in 1761, giving Britain a Queen Charlotte for nearly six decades. Charlotte Brontë added literary weight in the nineteenth century, and the name settled in as a transatlantic standard, strong in American records from 1880, quieter by the 1960s. Its modern revival began in 1988, well before the 2015 birth of Princess Charlotte of Wales gave the final stretch of the climb a royal tailwind.
Read more: Charlotte on Wikipedia
Where Charlotte is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Charlotte” around the world
Where Charlotte lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
#36
in 2024
Ireland
#43
in 2025
New Zealand
#2
in 2025
Quebec
#2
in 2025
Australia (NSW)
#1
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec) · NSW Registry of BDM (Australia (NSW)).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Charlie, Lottie, Lotte
Famous people named Charlotte
- Charlotte Brontë · author of Jane Eyre
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz · queen consort of George III
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman · American writer and social reformer
Sibling names for Charlotte
Names that share Charlotte's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Amelia, Eleanor, Penelope, Violet, Nora, Abigail, Adeline, Claire, Emery, Emma, Grace, Lillian, Scarlett, Sophie, Adelaide, Alexandra, Annabelle, Brynlee, Caroline, Dorothea, Elisabeth, Eliza, Emilie, Georgia, Harriet, Harriett, Isabelle, Kate, Katharine, Louise, Lucille, Madeline, Margaret, Sidney, Vivienne, Abigale, Adaline, Adelyne, Amalia, Anabelle, Annabel, Annabell, Annabella, Antoinette, Augusta, Bellamy, Brooklynn, Camilla, Cathrine, Charlize, Elaina, Eleanora, Emelia, Emmaline, Emmeline, Eugenie, Evalyn, Evelin, Evelina, Evelynn, Fanny, Georgeanna, Georgiana, Georgianna, Georgina, Gracelyn, Harriette, Henrietta, Katheryn, Kathryne, Libby, Lilliann, Lillianna, Lorelai, Louisa, Madeleine, Margarette, Margret, Marguerite, Melany, Meredith, Mirabelle, Raleigh, Scarlette, Thomasina, Vianna, Wilhelmina, Abbygail, Albertine, Alexzandria, Alisia, Amilia, Anabell, Annabeth, Annaliese, Annalyn, Annalynn, Aubrielle, Avalyn, Carolin, Carolyne, Catheryn, Christiane, Christinia, Eleana, Elinore, Elizebeth, Emalee, Emeline, Emili, Emilly, Emmaleigh, Emmalynn, Emmarie, Evalina, Evaline, Evelynne, Frederica, Henriette, Karoline, Katharyn, Katherin, Kensington, Leonie, Leonore, Leslye, Lexington, Lilibeth, Lillyan, Lillyann, Lilyanne, Madalene, Madaline, Madelaine, Madelin, Madelyne, Madelynne, Madolyn, Margaretta, Margarite, Mathilde, Meridith, Rosalynn, Rosamond, Roslynn, Suzannah, Theadora, Verity, Virgina, Addeline, Aimie, Alexanderia, Alicen, Ameila, Ameliah, Amellia, Amelya, Annelyse, Atlanta, Avalina, Avangeline, Bronte, Caraline, Catherina, Charle, Charlea, Eleonor, Elize, Ellagrace, Ellanor, Ellarose, Ellenor, Ellinor, Elloise, Ellyse, Elynor, Emaleigh, Emalie, Emelin, Emilea, Emiline, Emillie, Emmalin, Emmalina, Emmarose, Emmelia, Emmelyn, Evangelyn, Genevive, Graycee, Helaina, Jacqualyn, Jacqui, Jennavieve, Jerzee, Joesphine, Jorgia, Josefine, Josiephine, Katerine, Klarity, Lillee, Lizbet, Loralai, Madalyne, Maddelyn, Madeliene, Oliviah, Pollyanna, Renesmae, Rosaleigh, Sophy, Tamsen, Viviann, Wallis, Windsor, Ysabelle, Abagale, Abbegail, Abbiegail, Abygale, Adahlia, Adalyna, Adalyne, Adelaine, Adely, Adyline, Alivya, Ameilia, Ameliyah, Annalysa, Anntoinette, Avaline, Avelynn, Charlett, Dorothee, Elanore, Eleanna, Eleonore, Elissia, Elizibeth, Ellarae, Elleanor, Ellenore, Elliotte, Elysabeth, Emilyanne, Emmalene, Emmalia, Emmalise, Emmalyne, Emmamarie, Evalynne, Evellyn, Evelyna, Georgana, Hendy, Henritta, Isabellah, Issabelle, Jackline, Jeorgia, Josaphine, Josphine, Joyanna, Juliett, Konstance, Lillias, Lillieann, Lilyonna, Lucianne, Madaleine, Maddelynn, Madelein, Madelena, Madeleyn, Madline, Oliviagrace, Olivianna, Rosselyn, Sharlie, Sinclaire, Sophiah, Sophiamarie, Tabbitha, Thomasa, Vicktoria, Wilhelmine, Alexsandria, Annebelle, Arabela, Isabele, Lilibet, Sophiarose, Abbagayle, Abbigal, Alexandrya, Ameliya, Bellarae, Cahterine, Caterin, Catherene, Ceciley, Charlot, Dorothia, Elaiza, Elizabella, Elizabelle, Elizabth, Ellakate, Ellanore, Ellierose, Ellinore, Ellizabeth, Ellyce, Emiliah, Emilina, Emilygrace, Emmaclaire, Emmamae, Emmelina, Emmilia, Emylia, Eveleigh, Evolett, Georga, Isbella, Isobella, Joscelyne, Katheren, Louiza, Lylianna, Madalen, Maddeline, Madelline, Margarete, Miaisabella, Phillipa, Rosealyn, Savannaha, Scarlettrose, Skarleth, Sophiagrace, Victora, Victoriah
Brothers: Henry, Oliver, Theodore, William, James, Benjamin, Jack, Samuel, Barrett, Clinton, Elliot, Elliott, Frederick, Fredrick, Harrison, Julian, Major, Maxwell, Spencer, Alexzander, Austen, Beckett, Beckham, Caine, Callen, Carlton, Chas, Cliffton, Davis, Edison, Edmund, Eliot, Everette, Francois, Frederic, Gustave, Hamilton, Harris, Jacques, Kaiser, Kingsley, Leon, Maximilian, Maximillian, Montgomery, Newton, Rhett, Stanton, Westley, Williams, Wilson, Winfield, Winston, Adrain, Anthoney, Bennet, Calvert, Carlisle, Charlton, Colonel, Cortland, Domonic, Drayton, Eliott, Henery, Huston, Jaymes, Matthews, Neville, Newman, Nicholaus, Nicklaus, Nickolaus, Richmond, Roswell, Spenser, Sumner, Thornton, Wellington, Wiliam, Willaim, Willam, Willian, Agustus, Alekzander, Alyjah, Andrue, Arthor, Auguste, Cantrell, Carlous, Charls, Emmette, Essex, Ethaniel, Everet, Everhett, Fitz, Fleming, Geoffry, Greyden, Henrry, Hillery, Holmes, Jakson, Julyan, Maxfield, Maxson, Nicolaus, Olliver, Quenten, Rochester, Sebastain, Stephens, York, Alecsander, Alexande, Athony, Auggie, Beaumont, Cebastian, Chales, Chilton, Chrles, Clements, Durham, Edwar, Everrett, Evrett, Fabion, Fitzhugh, Geffrey, Goerge, Graceson, Grantham, Jeoffrey, Jeorge, Mansfield, Maximilien, Maxmillian, Napolean, Nathanal, Niccolas, Olyver, Prescott, Raliegh, Ralpheal, Robertson, Royer, Sabastion, Warrick, Willim, Willliam, Alecxander, Barett, Belmont, Charlies, Ethanjames, Alekxander, Alexanderjames, Amdrew, Andrewjames, Bedford, Cambridge, Charels, Charlis, Cranford, Cranston, Drury, Frasier, Geoge, Jaimes, Kingjames, Kingsly, Maxmilian, Mayfield, Sebasthian, Sircharles, Wyndham
Names like Charlotte
Names whose popularity has moved with Charlotte's over the last 50 years.
