Meaning and history
Charlotte is the French feminine diminutive of Charles, introduced to Britain in the 17th century. Notable bearers include the German-born 18th-century queen consort of Great Britain and Ireland, Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), eldest of the three Brontë sisters and author of Jane Eyre and Villette, and the spider in E. B. White’s children’s novel Charlotte’s Web (1952). The name was fairly common in France, England, and the United States in the early 20th century, grew popular again in France and England at the end of the 20th century, and, after reaching a low point in the United States, rose quickly there and entered the top ten in 2014.
20062006: 2,781 births, rank #125
2007: 3,331 births, rank #101
2008: 3,671 births, rank #86
2009: 4,191 births, rank #68
2010: 5,358 births, rank #46
20112011: 6,431 births, rank #27
2012: 7,483 births, rank #19
2013: 9,314 births, rank #11
2014: 10,123 births, rank #10
2015: 11,415 births, rank #9
20162016: 13,118 births, rank #7
2017: 12,969 births, rank #7
2018: 13,038 births, rank #6
2019: 13,239 births, rank #6
2020: 13,100 births, rank #5
20212021: 13,368 births, rank #3
2022: 12,952 births, rank #3
2023: 12,638 births, rank #3
2024: 12,597 births, rank #4
20252025: 13,400 births, rank #2
Charlotte has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1880, it fell to #308 by 1982, before climbing to #2 in 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 13,400.