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Charlotte

Pronounced SH AA1 R L AH0 T (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2021
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Charlotte?

Charlotte is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 441,056 children — the 91st most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 13,384 children were given it.

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2021Girls: 13,384Boys: 13

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
SH AA1 R L AH0 T
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Charlotte

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Charlotte

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Charlotte?
Charlotte ranks 91st among girls' names in US records, with 441,056 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 128,548.
Is Charlotte a unisex name?
No. Charlotte is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Charlotte most popular?
2021, when 13,384 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.